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… The term homosexuality (German: homosexualität, English: homosexuality) was coined in 1869 by the Hungarian writer Karoly (Karl) Maria Kertbeny (1824-82), who was active in Vienna. It was created to support the gay liberation movement in Germany. However, the misconception that this term was a discriminatory medical term spread, and contrary to its original purpose, it is true that the word homosexuality was used in a discriminatory manner. For this reason, it is now common in the West to call male homosexuals "gay" and female homosexuals "lesbian." Historically, the image of homosexuality differs between the late 18th century, when the rights of homosexuals began to be recognized in the West, and before that. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "gay" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… 〈同性愛homosexualität(ドイツ語),homosexuality(英語)〉は,1869年ウィーンで活躍した作家(ハンガリー人)ケルトベニーKaroly(Karl) Maria Kertbeny(1824‐82)が発案した造語(ギリシア語で〈同一〉を意味するhomoとラテン語で〈性愛〉を意味する語を組み合わせたもの)で,ドイツにおける男性同性愛者解放運動を支持するかたちで生まれた。しかしその後,この語を差別的医学用語とみる誤解が流布したが,当初の目的に反して,同性愛という語が差別的用法を伴ったことも事実で,そのため男性同性愛者を〈ゲイgay〉,女性同性愛者を〈レズビアンlesbian〉と呼ぶことが西洋では現在一般化している。 歴史的にみると,西洋において同性愛者の人権が認知されはじめた18世紀後半と,それ以前とでは同性愛のイメージは異なる。…

※「gay」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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