gay
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3.5
- adjective
- /ɡeɪ/
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gay
- Phone calls have begun to arrive at our switchboard from various factions of the gay community.
- gay people
- gay men
- gay males
And today our topic is, are they gay fictional characters?
- And today our topic is, are they gay fictional characters?
- Meaning someone can be gay, that doesn't make you gay.
- The Saudis are even more anti-gay than Vladimir Putin is.
- And therefore, you know, being a gay person can't be a bad thing.
- Think about the issue of gay rights and same sex marriage.
- Ask an actual gay person if being gay is a choice.
- You'd be the judge not to be gay, but I'm a lesbian.
- Just like how since some people are gay, there are no more people.
- But this Freddy guy, gay, big gay.
Examples
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For example she thinks being gay is a sin and not normal.
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Starting in the 1990s, several students indicated they had gay friends and visited gay establishments.
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Think about the issue of gay rights and same sex marriage.
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A home that only a gay man would want.
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For similar reasons, fears about the impact of gay marriage on children are hard to understand.
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Who is more attractive to gay guys, Anthony or me?
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Groups have formed for LDS members who are gay and want to stay in the church.
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Since the early 1980s, lesbians and gay men have been raising children in increasing numbers.
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Higher rates of disability among lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults are of major concern.
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He proudly shared his story about being gay at the community event.
Synonyms
41
7.2
Relating to people whose sexual or gender identity is not straight
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
A humorous way to say someone is bisexual now but may become gay later
Compounds
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2.7
Laws and protections that give people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender equal legal treatment
A short, rounded fashionable haircut with a neat, even shape often seen in LGBTQ+ culture
- Jargon
Ideas linking being gay, race, and politics that want equal money and power
- Specialized
The pressure of a gas rises when its temperature rises and its volume stays the same
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gay originally meant 'happy' or 'carefree', from an old French word gai, and you can still see this in English words like gaiety. A helpful way to remember the modern meaning is that 'carefree' came to mean 'sexually free', and by the 20th century gay was used for people attracted to the same sex. So, gay today means 'sexually attracted to people of the same sex'.