title: Avoiding heterosexual bias in language. Committee on Lesbian and Gay Concerns.
abstract: This article presents suggestions for avoiding heterosexual bias in language concerning lesbians, gay men, and bisexual persons. Problems in language occur when terminology is unclear or when terminology has been associated with negative stereotypes. The article suggests preferred terminology and also presents ways of increasing the visibility of lesbians, gay men, and bisexual persons in language.
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006716:Homosexuality / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011287:Prejudice; D012660:Semantics; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D014705:Verbal Behavior