Specifically, she stated that she would not discriminate on basis of sexual preference if confirmed.
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Barbara Simon is the head of news and campaigns at GLAAD.
Sexual preference is not just old-school lingo, either.

According toresearch, more than 700,000 people in the LGTBQ+ have been subjected to this form of abuse.
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‘Barbara Simon, head of news and campaigns at GLAAD
Even if the semanticsseemsmall, theyre not.

Barbara Simon is the head of news and campaigns at GLAAD.
The accepted phrase to use instead, according to GLAAD, is sexual orientation or simply orientation.
Sexual preference is an inaccurate, outdated, offensive term.
Being gay is simply how Im oriented and who I happily am.’
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