Dude, you should find a different word. You might be lucky enough to live in a part of the world where violence doesn't occur against a person on account their sexuality -if so, that's great. The word has a history & is loaded, generally with hate.
Violence is still out there. An acquaintance of mine was bashed & hospitalized last year. Was it related to his sexuality I can't say, but he is gay & guess what they called him.
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What word do you suggest?
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Please excuse me. This reply was intended for a person who replied to you, & I was referencing the use of the word "-blam!-".
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I'm am not under the illusion that the world is perfect. I understand that there is violence against people for their beliefs and for reasons they have no control over. My point was stop teaching hate or find a different forum to do so if so inclined.