Merriam-Webster on Tuesday changed its definition of “preference” to note that the term is “offensive” when used in connection to an individual’s sexual orientation, just as a Senate Democrat was ...

THE term “sexual preference” has been redefined as an offensive term by the Merriam-Webster dictionary after Amy Coney Barrett’s hearing. On Tuesday, Barrett used the phrase during the Senate ...

Merriam-Webster changed the definition of “preference” to include that it is an “offensive” term when used to describe someone’s sexual orientation. “As recently as last month, Webster’s Dictionary ...