"We have some words we'd like to ban, particularly among members not in the LGBT community, such as 'fag/faggot,' 'tranny' and 'he-she,'" David Hauslaib, editorial director of Queerty.com told ABCNews.com.Though I don't use any of these words, it's kind of hard to take seriously the complaints from someone like Mr. Hauslaib.
Like the N-word, these words are often used by the people most offended by them, but Hauslaib said that doesn't give others a free pass to use them.
"There's a reasonable argument that anyone using these words is doing harm, but it's unrealistic to think members of the LGBT community will stop saying 'fag' in jest, and that's an individual's right," Hauslaib said. "Words that are derogatory to any community generally get a pass when used by those who belong; anyone outside that culture, however, doesn't have permission because they are not directly impacted by such language."
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