It Occurred To Me

That people who say, their "Gay" friend, have no Gay friends. 

They may know a gay person, but they are not really friends with them. If they were real friends, they would not need to define (put-in-a-neat-box)  them to a person they have never met.

This also applies to the following:

• "Black"
  
• "African-American"
  
• "Quadroon"
  
• "Octoroon" 
  
• "Bi-Racial"
  
• "White"
  
• "Caucasian"
  
• "Asian"
  
• "Spanich"
  
• "Mexican"
  
• "Hispanic"
  
• "Yellow"
  
• "Jewish"
  
• "Indian"
  
• "Tranny"
  
• "Elderly"
  
• "Fat"
  

To name a few. 

It is however alright to use the term "Native-American", as few people know actual Native-Americans, and that would make for fascinating conversation.