shit tier: no gays existed before the modern terms for them were invented
okay tier: words like gay and straight are not exactly accurate but are not wholly incorrect either
good tier: while we shouldn’t use modern lgbt terminology in a scholarly context, there’s no harm in using it in a casual context, especially if it gives lgbt people role models in history to look up and relate to
Gay people from 1950-2010: we are human just like you, we’re not another species or a subculture, the only difference is that we are attracted to the same gender.
Gay people in 2018: straight people are stinky, WIG!