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Originally Posted by jhowell
The idea of us being in separate communities is strange to me.
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"Communities". "Groups". "Fellowships". "Associations". To me, this word choice does not matter. They are synonyms in this context.
I have seen "LGBT lifestyle" and "LGBT community" both used very frequently in news articles on on TV. And recently. Maybe even last night. But I don't really know, because word choices within the normal spectrum are not something I pay great attention to. And the common-ness and frequency of these terms are why I chose those words. I thought they were common, standard terms, and not offensive.
I have now been told in no uncertain terms that "lifestyle" is bad. That's fine, I will strive not to say that again. From the posts subsequent to where I said that, I have deduced that "community" is acceptable, as many of the responses used that particular word. jhowell is the only one who has said anything against that word, but I take his mention as more of a general comment than an admonishment.