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Originally posted by The Shrink
Here in Australia, faggot is also used as a synonym for the word homosexual. It is not uncommon to refer to a gay man as a faggot or as a fag for short.
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Faggot is not synonymous with homosexual; it's offensive slang, not unlike one would say nigger when referring to a black person. It's uncommon for people to use the word fag or faggot, or at least among my associations.