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According to an article published last month in Men’s Health Magazine, people who are attracted to women or femininity may be “gynosexual.”
“The number of terms and identities under the LGBTQ+ umbrella continues to grow, allowing more and more people to describe their sexuality in words that make sense to them,” the article began. “One word you may not have heard that helps some people express who they are is ‘gynosexual.'”
The article has been making the rounds on social media after the outlet shared it on Twitter on Monday, sparking backlash and leaving some people scratching their heads over why exactly the new gender neutral term is being pushed to replace straight men and lesbians.
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Men’s Health magazine has met with flak online after sharing an article last month calling people attracted to women “gynosexual.” (Photo by Tunahan Turhan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Freelancer and sex educator Suzannah Weiss, who wrote the piece, quoted sex educator Lilith Fox as saying the term refers to those who are “sexually attracted to the gender identity of the femme presenting person to whom they are attracted”.
The term is intended to be more “inclusive” for those who identify outside of the traditional gender binary. For example, Weiss argues that the term nonbinary may better describe individuals who are attracted to women than the terms “straight” or “lesbian.”
“I am a man who is attracted to women. I am heterosexual. If I were a woman who was attracted to women, I would be a lesbian. Refuse these weird new words. We already have words that work well,” Jay D Cartere, a fitness coach, responded to Men’s Health’s post.
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The AP recently updated its guidelines for transgender language, urging reporters to use “gender assigned at birth” instead of “biological sex.” (Chan Long Hei/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Another said, “Given your audience, this should just be called ‘straight’ fam,” to which a third replied, “If they continue with this nonsense, they won’t have an audience for much longer.”
Others commented that they thought the article was a parody, while some called it “madness.”
One even criticized the definition of “gynosexual” as a “non-definitive definition,” adding that it “makes absolutely no sense.”
The article is the latest to pick up on LGBTQ+ terminology that some claim is “wiping out” traditional language and trying to “make different” the straight community.
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In its updated glossary of LGBTQ terms, Johns Hopkins University defined lesbians as “non-men” who are attracted to other “non-men.” ((Photo by JHU Sheridan Libraries/Gado/Getty Images).)
The outlet did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
Recently, Johns Hopkins University came under fire from critics for its unique definition of “lesbian” as a “non-man who is attracted to non-men,” a definition that was later removed after backlash.
The Associated Press also adjusted its style guidelines, advising reporters to use more LGBTQ+-inclusive language, including replacing the terms “biological man” or “biological woman” or “biological sex” with “gender assigned at birth”.
The advisory also came with a glossary of LGBTQ+ terms, including “non-binary” and “genderqueer” for reporters to reference.
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Taylor Penley is a production assistant at Fox News.
