Starting in the late 1970s, the downward-pointing, equilateral, pink triangle was adopted as a symbol of gay pride. Now being reclaimed by some gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgendered people as a self-affirming umbrella term, especially in Academia . The verb is seroconvert. Synonymous with HIV-positive. In all instances, use this term instead of sexual preference or other misleading terminology.
Sexual orientation is the correct term.
Not synonymous with homosexuality or gay sex. The Stonewall Inn tavern in New York City's Greenwich Village was the site of several nights of raucous protests following a police raid on June 28, 1969. An imprecise term for individuals who cross gender lines. Sometimes synonymous with transsexual and sometimes also including transvestites. An individual who believes himself or herself to be a member of the opposite sex and who, by surgery or therapy, acquires the physical characteristics of the opposite sex.