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I’m sorry you feel that way, but “gay” sounds more offensive to me (e.g. “the gays” or “that’s gay”) and, ironically, euphemistic. LGBTQ sounds clinical (it’s an abbreviation!) and only half the letters relevant here.

Homosexuality is the most precise word (literally same-sexuality) to denote LG and DSM is hardly the originator of the word (the DSM was, is, and always will be, a mess. But that’s another issue).

Sure, but you better have research to back it up. Gallup has theirs.

Honestly I don’t know why 5% is controversial. It’s one in twenty. 25% would be one in four. Do you really know one in four homosexuals unless you live in, say, San Fran?

If your an urbanite you have a huge observational bias simply if you accept that rural homosexuals are more likely to migrate to the city.

Reason for the migration include less discrimination, but also higher concentration (making hooking up easier).

Therefore your perceived rate of homosexuality would be grater.

For what it’s worth the self reported rate of 5 percent is the same when I first cared to look it up, about 15 years ago. I would imagine that, if the self reported rate had significant error with it, the decreasing stigma would have changed it

Or the KJ bible is considered by the English their most important literary work, and the university is English!

If researchers at KAUST had decided to etch the Quran as a sign of devotion and humility before the unknown, what would have been the problem?

None!

For the decision of who to honor is solely of the creator(s) and not of some political commissar