gay man
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2.7
- noun
- /ɡeɪ mæn/
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hombre gay
- I think there need to be more arenas in which gay men can meet each other.
- attitudes toward gay men
- gay men and lesbians
- gay men and women
The truth about America, that is, about life as a black gay man in racist, homophobic America.
- The truth about America, that is, about life as a black gay man in racist, homophobic America.
- They are now going into gay spaces and they are expecting gay men to be in romantic relationships.
- Because the same list of definitions defined a gay man as a man attracted to other men.
- It's like saying to a gay man, what you don't like pussy?
- And it's just on the basis of what I've seen, gay men can be quite catty.
- They would see these gay men with flamboyant fiercings with their bum cheeks out.
- Why wouldn't you want to live in countries that endorse gay men being thrown off buildings?
- You not want to kiss a man, just like lots of gay men are like pussy yuck.
- We don't want a lawsuit, but should we try a gay man's name and see what name?
- OK, first follow up question to this as a gay man and George Santos is out of the closet.
Examples
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Yes, believe it or not, there apparently are gay men in the Catholic Church!
Blog text (8) -
And, you know, making that realization that you're a gay man in a very straight world is terrifying.
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And it was like these people had never, ever seen a gay man before.
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My thing was as proud of a gay man as I am, I fit in with all of you.
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I am a gay man, like my father and his father before him.
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Because the same list of definitions defined a gay man as a man attracted to other men.
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What is it about gay men that terrifies the rest of the world?
Fiction book (1997) -
The real David Williams happens to be a living, breathing, on-the-market gay man!
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Of course nobody prevents a gay man from marrying a straight woman, and vice versa.
Blog text (7) -
At the pride parade, I saw a joyful group of friends celebrating with a gay man who was proudly waving a flag.
Synonyms
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3.3
A person who is attracted to people of the same sex
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4.1
A person who is sexually attracted to people of the same sex
A person who is attracted to people of the same sex
A person who is attracted to people of the same sex
How Offensive
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase combines the adjective 'gay' (sexually attracted to same-sex partners) with the noun 'man' (adult male) in a standard adjective+noun composition, so its meaning 'a man who is gay' is directly derivable from the parts. This is a straightforward, cross-linguistically common compositional pattern that a B1 learner who knows both constituents would understand.
Etymology
The phrase gay man comes from the word gay, which long ago meant 'happy' or 'carefree'. One popular story says people in same-sex communities began using gay as a private word for themselves, and over time it came to mean liking the same sex. So today gay man means 'a man who is attracted to other men'.