The reputable dictionary's fifth definition of the word 'preference' cites 'orientation' and uses the example of 'sexual preference'. He continued: 'In this case, we released the update for sexual preference when we noticed that the entries for preference and sexual preference were being consulted in connection with the SCOTUS hearings.' 'I do want to be clear that I have never discriminated on the basis of sexual preference and would not discriminate on the basis of sexual preference.' Advertisement'Not once but twice you used the term sexual preference to describe those in the LGBTQ community and - let me make clear - sexual preference is an offensive and outdated term.' 'As a gay man, I do not have a 'sexual preference' any more than I have a racial preference or an ethnic preference,' he tweeted.

Source: Daily Mail October 15, 2020 01:23 UTC