"Homosexual" the word

On the second of October 1987 in the Times Literary Supplement Mr. Vidal the eminent novelist, in a review of Ellmann's Wilde biography, pointed out a very common mistake. "Ellmann has not worked out that homosexual is an adjective describing an act not a noun descriptive of a human being," wrote Mr. Vidal. How true that is! And should any of our members in fact be seeking such a "noun descriptive of a human being" they need look no further than "homosexualist" which will suit their purpose admirably.