Some communities have cants, a rich jargon used among a subgroup almost like a secret language, such as Polari in the UK, and others. Numerous slang terms exist for homosexuals or homosexuality. Academia continues to coin related terms, including androphilia and gynephilia which designate only the object of attraction, thus divorcing the terms from sexual orientation entirely. Gay people may also be identified under the umbrella terms LGBT. Some of these words are specific to women, some to men, and some can be used of either. In English, some terms in widespread use have been sodomite, Achillean, Sapphic, Uranian, homophile, lesbian, gay, effeminate, queer, homoaffective, and same-gender attracted. Terms used to describe homosexuality have gone through many changes since the emergence of the first terms in the mid-19th century. History of terms used to describe homosexuality Two men at the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear indicate their identity with the word gay.
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