degrawj

i totally agree. it doesn't matter to me what a person's sexual orientation is. but if some one is asking for relationship advice, or some sort of other sexual advice, i think it really depends on the type of relationship going on. i mean, i've never been in a homosexual relationship, so i can't say from experience how much different (if at all) it is from a straight relationship, but i don't think i could give a gay man any advice with relationship issues because i have no idea what kind of things that relationship entails. so that's the negative side i see if we try to stop using those labels.

on the other hand, when people are just talking about their relationships, not asking for advice, and that type of thing, sure. i don't feel a need to fill in the blank that any relationship i talk about is a "straight" relationship. and if some woman is talking about her relationship with her partner (male or female), she wouldn't have to say what kind of relationship it is either.

overall, i don't really see a need to completely ban the use of those words. sure, maybe people could use them a little less, but in certain situations, it may be neccessary to use those labels.