Using androphilia and gynephilia can avoid confusion and offense when describing people in non-western cultures, as well as when describing intersex and transgender people. Psychiatrist Anil Aggrawal explains that androphilia, along with gynephilia, "is needed to overcome immense difficulties in characterizing the sexual orientation of trans men and trans women. For instance, it is difficult to decide whether a trans man erotically attracted to males is a heterosexual female or a homosexual male; or a trans woman erotically attracted to females is a heterosexual male or a lesbian female. Any attempt to classify them may not only cause confusion but arouse offense among the affected subjects. In such cases, while defining sexual attraction, it is best to focus on the object of their attraction rather than on the sex or gender of the subject." Sexologist Milton Diamond writes, "The terms heterosexual, homosexual, and bisexual are better used as adjectives, not nouns, and are better applied to behaviors, not people. This usage is particularly advantageous when discussing the partners of transsexual or intersexed individuals. These newer terms also do not carry the social weight of the former ones." COUNT 5
QSN1 What do the terms andophilia and gynephilia help prevent? ANS1 confusion and offense when describing people in non-western cultures, as well as when describing intersex and transgender people QSN2 Why does psychiatrist Anil Aggrawal say androphilia and gynephilia are needed terms? ANS2 the affected s QSN3 What can attempting to label members of the LGBT community cause? ANS3 confusion QSN4 What does MIlton Diamond say about the terms heterosexual, homosexual, and bisexual? ANS4 are better used as adjectives, not nouns, and are better applied to behaviors, not people. QSN5 What advantages do the terms androphilia and gynephilia have? ANS5 when discussing the partners of transsexual or intersexed individuals