History (and anniversary) of a word!!!
Today I was digging for some info on ‘popular terms’ and came across the following section:
May 6th, 2008 One hundred and forty years ago today, on May 6, 1868, the word homosexuality was invented. Before then, there were very few value-neutral words to describe people who experienced romantic or sexual attractions toward others of the same sex. Pejoratives such as bugger, molly, sodomite, or pederast were common, words loaded with condemnation and shame. But as the budding science of sexology began to grow, and as same-sex loving defenders began to speak out about what sa
Not exactly what I was looking for, nevertheless still a good read.
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