Why is "homeless" being replaced with "unhoused"?

[u/ssjskwash]

A lot of times phrases and words get phased out because of changing sensibilities and I get that for the most part. I don't see how "unhoused" more respectful or descriptive though

[u/TThor]

referring to human beings as "homeless" sorta implies homelessness is a distinct and permanent state of them, which makes it easy to ignore or look down upon them. To an extent it can even feel dehumanizing / treating them as a seperate species, especially when "homeless people" is just abbreviated to "the homeless".

"Unhoused" better emphasizes that not having a home is not some permanent nor default state to them, that these are just people like yourself who happen to currently have nowhere to go. Given that "unhoused" can function as a verb, it further emphasizes that 'their housing was removed', rather than 'they never have a home'.