This is carrying political correctness too far, way to far. Why should anyone give a rat's petunias over how these people feel about how they are labeled? A prostitute is a prostitute and has been since time immemorial. Intravenous drug users are drug addicts and if they don't like the label then they never should have acquired it in the first place. As for "gay", I never did understand the use of a word that should mean joy and happiness to represent a a same sex relationship. Homosexual/lesbian I can understand. Liberal deviousness I can understand and you can see it's not so subtle hand in actions like this. It is way past time to push back on the liberal/socialist actions in this world--hard.
U.K. Health Service Bans Use of ‘Gay’
By Don | July 1, 2008
The United Kingdom's National Health Service (NHS) has issued a proposal to ban the use of the terms “gay”, “prostitute” and “intravenous drug user”, over the fear that they would cause offense.
U.K. Health Service Bans Use of ‘Gay’
By Don | July 1, 2008
The United Kingdom's National Health Service (NHS) has issued a proposal to ban the use of the terms “gay”, “prostitute” and “intravenous drug user”, over the fear that they would cause offense.
From the TimesOnline.
Doctors and nurses have been ordered to refer to gay patients as “men who have sex with men” (U.K. Health Service Bans Use of ‘Gay’
By Don | July 1, 2008
The United Kingdom's National Health Service (NHS) has issued a proposal to ban the use of the terms “gay”, “prostitute” and “intravenous drug user”, over the fear that they would cause offense.
From the TimesOnline.
Doctors and nurses have been ordered to refer to gay patients as “men who have sex with men” (MSM), to avoid stigmatising those who have had same-sex relationships but do not consider themselves homosexual.
A review is now under way into terms referring to other groups of patients including sex workers and drug addicts.
Professor David Goldberg, of National Services Scotland, which is advising health boards on the issue, said patients who have sold sex for money may not consider themselves to be permanently engaged in the sex industry and, therefore, should not be labelled as such.
Similarly, individuals who may have only injected drugs on a handful of occasions may not wish to be known as drug users.
“It’s about using terminology which is more accurate and getting away from labelling people. We should label the behaviour rather than the person because labels can be stigmatising. Behind the label is a human being,” said Professor Goldberg.
However, gay rights groups said the new terminology was “demeaning” to homosexuals and is urging the health service to think again.
“The trouble is that in trying to avoid offending some people, they end up not including everyone else because it relegates same-sex relationships to a mere physical act,” said David Lyle, a chief inspector with Lothian and Borders police and Scottish co-ordinator of the Gay Police Association.
Maybe this is all more silly political correctness but if the gays are complaining about it then maybe it isn't such a bas thing after all.
MSM), to avoid stigmatising those who have had same-sex relationships but do not consider themselves homosexual.
A review is now under way into terms referring to other groups of patients including sex workers and drug addicts.
Professor David Goldberg, of National Services Scotland, which is advising health boards on the issue, said patients who have sold sex for money may not consider themselves to be permanently engaged in the sex industry and, therefore, should not be labelled as such.
Similarly, individuals who may have only injected drugs on a handful of occasions may not wish to be known as drug users.
“It’s about using terminology which is more accurate and getting away from labelling people. We should label the behaviour rather than the person because labels can be stigmatising. Behind the label is a human being,” said Professor Goldberg.
However, gay rights groups said the new terminology was “demeaning” to homosexuals and is urging the health service to think again.
“The trouble is that in trying to avoid offending some people, they end up not including everyone else because it relegates same-sex relationships to a mere physical act,” said David Lyle, a chief inspector with Lothian and Borders police and Scottish co-ordinator of the Gay Police Association.
Maybe this is all more silly political correctness but if the gays are complaining about it then maybe it isn't such a bas thing after all.
From the TimesOnline.
Doctors and nurses have been ordered to refer to gay patients as “men who have sex with men” (MSM), to avoid stigmatising those who have had same-sex relationships but do not consider themselves homosexual.
A review is now under way into terms referring to other groups of patients including sex workers and drug addicts.
Professor David Goldberg, of National Services Scotland, which is advising health boards on the issue, said patients who have sold sex for money may not consider themselves to be permanently engaged in the sex industry and, therefore, should not be labelled as such.
Similarly, individuals who may have only injected drugs on a handful of occasions may not wish to be known as drug users.
“It’s about using terminology which is more accurate and getting away from labelling people. We should label the behaviour rather than the person because labels can be stigmatising. Behind the label is a human being,” said Professor Goldberg.
However, gay rights groups said the new terminology was “demeaning” to homosexuals and is urging the health service to think again.
“The trouble is that in trying to avoid offending some people, they end up not including everyone else because it relegates same-sex relationships to a mere physical act,” said David Lyle, a chief inspector with Lothian and Borders police and Scottish co-ordinator of the Gay Police Association.
Maybe this is all more silly political correctness but if the gays are complaining about it then maybe it isn't such a bas thing after all.
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