Editing Sexual orientation (section)

===Language===
Translation is a major obstacle when comparing different cultures. Many English terms lack equivalents in other languages, while concepts and words from other languages fail to be reflected in the English language.<ref>{{cite journal |author1=Minwalla O. |author2=Rosser B.R.S. |author3=Feldman J. |author4=Varga C. |year=2005 |title=Identity experience among progressive gay Muslims in North America: A qualitative study within Al-Fatiha |url=http://nozizwe.co.za/pdf/CultureHealthSexuality.pdf |journal=Culture, Health & Sexuality |volume=7 |issue=2 |pages=113–28 |doi=10.1080/13691050412331321294 |pmid=16864192 |citeseerx=10.1.1.464.9089 |s2cid=30150323 |access-date=2017-10-26 |archive-date=2020-02-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200204124102/http://nozizwe.co.za/pdf/CultureHealthSexuality.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Sechrest | first1 = L. | last2 = Fay | first2 = T.L. | last3 = Zaidi | first3 = M.H. | year = 1972 | title = Problems of Translation in Cross-Cultural Research | journal = Journal of Cross-Cultural Research | volume = 3 | issue = 1| pages = 41–56 | doi = 10.1177/002202217200300103 | s2cid = 145766651 }}</ref> Translation and vocabulary obstacles are not limited to the English language.<ref name="Santaemilia, J. 2008 pp. 181–98">Santaemilia, J. (2008). 'War of words' on New (Legal) Sexual Identities: Spain's Recent Gender-Related Legislation and Discursive Conflict. In J. Santaemilia & P. Bou (Eds.). ''Gender and sexual identities in transition: international perspectives'', pp. 181–98. Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.</ref> Language can force individuals to identify with a label that may or may not accurately reflect their true sexual orientation. Language can also be used to signal sexual orientation to others.<ref>Leap, W.L. (1996). Word's Out: Gay Men's English. Minneapolis:University of Minnesota Press.</ref> The meaning of words referencing categories of sexual orientation are negotiated in the mass media in relation to social organization.<ref name="Santaemilia, J. 2008 pp. 181–98" /> New words may be brought into use to describe new terms or better describe complex interpretations of sexual orientation. Other words may pick up new layers or meaning. For example, the heterosexual Spanish terms ''marido'' and ''mujer'' for "husband" and "wife", respectively, have recently been replaced in Spain by the gender-neutral terms ''cónyuges'' or ''consortes'' meaning "spouses".<ref name="Santaemilia, J. 2008 pp. 181–98" />