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Wat (wie) is gay - definitie
Gay (disambiguation)
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
GAY; Gays (disambiguation); Nathan connel; Gay (name)
Gay is a term that now primarily refers to a homosexual person or the trait of being homosexual. The term was originally used to mean "carefree", "cheerful", or "bright and showy".
gay
!["Bar Revenge", a [[Gay Bar]] in [[Brighton]], England](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bar Revenge and The Albemarle flats, Marine Parade, Brighton (September 2018).JPG?width=200 "\"Bar Revenge\", a [[Gay Bar]] in [[Brighton]], England")
![Usage statistics from English books, according to [[Google Ngram Viewer]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/NGramGay.png?width=200 "Usage statistics from English books, according to [[Google Ngram Viewer]].")
![rainbow flag]] is a symbol of [[gay pride]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Rainbow flag breeze.jpg?width=200 "rainbow flag]] is a symbol of [[gay pride]].")
![url-status=live}} ''Punch'' magazine, Volume 33, 1857, page 390. A stand-alone editorial cartoon, no accompanying article.</ref> One woman says to the other (who looks glum), "How long have you been gay?" The poster on the wall is for ''[[La Traviata]]'', an opera about a [[courtesan]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/The Great Social Evil, Punch 1857.jpg?width=200 "url-status=live}} ''Punch'' magazine, Volume 33, 1857, page 390. A stand-alone editorial cartoon, no accompanying article.</ref> One woman says to the other (who looks glum), \"How long have you been gay?\" The poster on the wall is for ''[[La Traviata]]'', an opera about a [[courtesan]].")
TERM REFERRING TO A HOMOSEXUAL PERSON OR THE TRAIT OF HOMOSEXUALITY
Gays; That's gay.; Homosexual person; Gayest; Gay (term); Being gay; Gayness; The gays; Gay person
a.
1.
Showy, bright, fine, brilliant, dashing.
2.
Gaudy, flaunting, flashy, garish, tawdry, glittering, tinsel, loud (colloq.).
3.
Merry, lively, cheerful, gleeful, jovial, sprightly, blithe, blithesome, airy, sportive, frolicsome, gladsome, jolly, vivacious, hilarious, light-hearted.
gay
TERM REFERRING TO A HOMOSEXUAL PERSON OR THE TRAIT OF HOMOSEXUALITY
Gays; That's gay.; Homosexual person; Gayest; Gay (term); Being gay; Gayness; The gays; Gay person
¦ adjective (gayer, gayest)
1. (especially of a man) homosexual.
relating to or used by homosexuals.
2. dated light-hearted and carefree.
3. dated brightly coloured; showy.
¦ noun a homosexual person, especially a man.
Derivatives
gayness noun
Origin
ME: from OFr. gai, of unknown origin.
Usage
Gay meaning 'homosexual' is the term preferred by homosexual men to describe themselves, and is now the standard accepted term in English. As a result, the centuries-old other senses of gay meaning either 'carefree' or 'showy' have largely dropped out of natural use.
Voorbeelden uit tekstcorpus voor gay
1. There is a gay lobby, a gay culture, and gay clubs.
2. Presumably they would have been advertised in the back of early gay magazines or in gay shops or gay clubs.
3. BBC NEWS:VIDEO AND AUDIO See President Bush voice his opposition to gay marriage GAY MARRIAGE ROW KEY STORIES Bush seeks gay marriage ban US Church backs gay marriage State moves towards gay unions San Francisco gays wed – for now Cheney rejects gay marriage ban First gay couples wed in US state BACKGROUND & ANALYSIS Gay marriage map BBC News Online looks at those US states at the centre of the debate.
4. Gay activist Ed Mishin, director of the gay rights organization Together, said the gay parade dispute in Moscow was merely a personal conflict between Alexeyev and Luzhkov.
5. It ultimately had an opposite effect, however, alienating gay marriage opponents by creating civil unions and offending gay rights supporters by banning gay marriage.