Encyclopedia - Gay: Encyclopedia - Gay
Biological factors / Choice / Environment Demographics / History Gender role / Gender identity Human sexual behavior / Animal sexuality C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gay Tourism: Encyclopedia Ii - Gay Tourism - Gay Travel Destinations
Gay travel destinations are popular among gays because they usually have permissive or liberal attitudes towards gays, feature a prominen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gay Tourism: Encyclopedia Ii - Gay Tourism - Gay Tourism Specialists
The International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA), the world's leading travel trade association committed to growing and enhan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gay: Encyclopedia Ii - Gay - Etymology
The word started to acquire sexual connotations in the late 17th century, being used with meaning "addicted to pleasures and dissipations...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Gay: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Gay
gay: Homosexual, especially a male homosexual, though may also refer to females. See: Hinduism and Homosexuality, bisexual, homosexua...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anti-gay Slogan: Encyclopedia - Anti-gay Slogan
Anti-gay slogans are catchphrases or slogans which express opposition to homosexuality in ways which gay rights activists consider to be ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Children Of Lesbians And Gays Everywhere: Encyclopedia - Children Of Lesbians And Gays Everywhere
Children Of Lesbians And Gays Everywhere is an LGBT organization best known as COLAGE. COLAGE is an organization created in 1990 by the c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Violence Against Gays Lesbians Bisexuals And The Transgendered: Encyclopedia - Violence Against Gays Lesbians Bisexuals And The Transgendered
Violence against lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgendered (LGBT), sometimes called hate crimes can occur either at the hands of indiv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gay Village: Encyclopedia Ii - Gay Village - Gay Villages As Exclusionary
It has been argued that gay villages are often exclusionary in nature, even though they would seem, on the surface, not to be. Additional...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gay Village: Encyclopedia Ii - Gay Village - List Of Gay Villages
The following is an incomplete list of gay villages around the world. It should be noted that gay villages can vary widely from city to c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gay Bathhouse: Encyclopedia Ii - Gay Bathhouse - Gay Bathhouses And Stds
Gay bathhouses have been blamed for the spread of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), in particular HIV, and this has forced their clos...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gay Georgia: Encyclopedia Ii - Gay Georgia - Geography
Gay is located at 33°5'38" North, 84°34'26" West (33.093797, -84.573924)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gay Village: Encyclopedia Ii - Gay Village - History Of The Gay Village
The gay ghetto is a relatively new invention. Prior to the 1960s and 1970s, spatialized gay communities did not exist as such; bars were ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gay Tourism: Encyclopedia Ii - Gay Tourism - List Of Gay Travel Destinations
The following destinations have proven to be popular over the course of time. They are listed below along with some noteworthy gay statis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gay Tourism: Encyclopedia Ii - Gay Tourism - The Gay-ing Of The Travel Industry
Executive Travel Associates, a full-service travel management company, writes in their Travel News article "Same-sex vacations" (Tuesday,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gay Village: Encyclopedia Ii - Gay Village - Consumerisation
The gentrification of once run-down inner-city areas, coupled with the staging of pride parades in these areas, has resulted in the incre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gay Village: Encyclopedia Ii - Gay Village - The Ghetto
The term ‘ghetto’ is often used to describe gay communities in urban areas, though it is a term that was employed by sociologists to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gay Bathhouse: Encyclopedia Ii - Gay Bathhouse - History
Gay men have been meeting for sex in bathhouses at least since the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the West, a time when homosexual...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gay Bathhouse: Encyclopedia Ii - Gay Bathhouse - Etiquette
Customers typically divide their time between the showers/saunas/jacuzzis and the main areas of the establishment. Customers who have ren...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gay Skinhead: Encyclopedia Ii - Gay Skinhead - Subculture
Gay skinheads as a group are a distinct and separate subculture of the skinhead subculture. It is distinct in that it has its own unique ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ex-gay: Encyclopedia Ii - Ex-gay - Ex-gay Groups
Ex-gay - Love In Action. Love in Action, or LIA, was founded in 1973 by John Evans and Rev. Kent Philpott. It was the first group to pu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ex-gay: Encyclopedia Ii - Ex-gay - Introduction
The movement is primarily based in the United States (though it exists in other countries such as Canada, Sweden and the United Kingdom),...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ex-gay: Encyclopedia Ii - Ex-gay - Controversies
Ex-gay - 1998 campaign & the Paulk affair. The largest ex-gay campaign to date happened in America in 1998, when several ministries...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ex-gay: Encyclopedia Ii - Ex-gay - Introduction
The movement is primarily based in the United States (though it exists in other countries such as Canada, Sweden and the United Kingdom),...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gay Slang: Encyclopedia Ii - Gay Slang - Words And Phrases
Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Gay slang - 0-9. Gay slang - A. A-gay Short for "A-list g...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gay Games: Encyclopedia Ii - Gay Games - Controversy Over Gay Olympics
Dr. Tom Waddell, the doctor and former Olympian who helped found the Gay Games, intended the Gay Games to be called the "Gay Olympics," b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gay Bathhouse: Encyclopedia Ii - Gay Bathhouse - Bathhouses Today
Gay bathhouses today continue to fill much the same function as they did historically, although the community aspect has lessened somewha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gay Rights In The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Gay Rights In The United States - Gay Liberation
In the late 1960s, the more socialistic "liberation" philosophy that had started to create different factions within he civil rights, bla...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Gay: Encyclopedia Ii - John Gay - Biography
Gay was born in Barnstaple, England and was educated at the town's grammar school. On leaving school he was apprenticed to a silk mercer ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gay Bathhouse: Encyclopedia Ii - Gay Bathhouse - Legal Issues
Gay bathhouse - United States. On February 21, 1903, New York police conducted the first recorded raid on a gay bathhouse, the Ariston....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Big Gay Al's Big Gay Boat Ride: Encyclopedia Ii - Big Gay Al's Big Gay Boat Ride - Plot
While waiting for the school bus, Stan's dog, Sparky, shows up. Stan claims his is the toughest dog in South Park, but Cartman thinks Syl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Libertarian Perspectives On Gay Rights: Encyclopedia Ii - Libertarian Perspectives On Gay Rights - Gay Republicans And Libertarians
Gay Republicans agree with the Republican Party on issues of taxation, trade and foreign policy, and gun control. Libertarianism has prov...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gay Community: Encyclopedia Ii - Gay Community - Defining The Community
The word "gay" is sometimes used as shorthand for "gay, lesbian, and bisexual" and possibly also "transexual" and others, so "gay communi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gay Rights In The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Gay Rights In The United States - Gay Migration
In the 1970s many gay people moved to San Francisco, where they rapidly acquired considerable political influence, including getting one ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gay Rights: Encyclopedia Ii - Gay Rights - History
The gay rights movement arose in response to laws against homosexual behavior and discrimination and prejudice against homosexuals. One o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gay Bathhouse: Encyclopedia Ii - Gay Bathhouse - Layout And Typical Amenities
On being buzzed in, the customer receives a (usually white) towel and the key for his room or locker. Many bathhouses also give free cond...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Ambiguously Gay Duo: Encyclopedia Ii - The Ambiguously Gay Duo - Ambiguously Gay
Underlying every episode is the debate on whether Ace and Gary are gay or not. There is no dearth of reasons to think that they are gay: ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gay Community: Encyclopedia Ii - Gay Community - Human And Legal Rights
The lesbian and gay community represents a social component of the global community that is underrepresented in the area of civil rights....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Enola Gay: Encyclopedia Ii - Enola Gay - Bombing Of Hiroshima
The Enola Gay was assigned to the USAAF's 509th Composite Group and flew the August 6 mission out of Tinian, a large island with several ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Enola Gay: Encyclopedia Ii - Enola Gay - Smithsonian Controversy
The Enola Gay became the center of a controversy at the Smithsonian Institution in 1994, when the museum attempted to put it on display a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ex-gay: Encyclopedia Ii - Ex-gay - Dissenting Views
Many gay rights groups and scientists sharply dispute the movement's claims, and see sexual orientation as genetic and sexual attitudes a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South Park Is Gay!: Encyclopedia Ii - South Park Is Gay! - Plot
After the TV show Queer Eye for the Straight Guy begins showing, metrosexuality becomes a major fad among both adults and children, and a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Singapore Gay History: Encyclopedia Ii - Singapore Gay History - The 1990s
The heady days of unmitigated expansion of available gay spaces experienced in the 80's were curbed to some degree in the early 90's. Sin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gay Rights In The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Gay Rights In The United States - The Movement Today
In the 21st century, defending homosexuals against anti-gay bias and gay-bashing and other forms of discrimination is a major element of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1973 In Gay Rights: Encyclopedia Ii - 1973 In Gay Rights - Events
1973 in gay rights - December. December 15 - The board of the American Psychiatric Association votes 13-0 to remove homosexuality from...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Singapore Gay History: Encyclopedia Ii - Singapore Gay History - The 1980s
The early 80s was a period of widespread prosperity and new freedoms which saw the opening of clubs like Shadows, Marmota, Legend and Nic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gay Pride: Encyclopedia Ii - Gay Pride - Opposition
Within the gay community, some reject the notion of gay pride, perceiving therein an undue emphasis on sexual orientation and a lack of d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Singapore Gay History: Encyclopedia Ii - Singapore Gay History - The 1970s
With the prosperity that prudent policies of promoting foreign multinational investment brought, while other regional countries were mire...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gay Rights In The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Gay Rights In The United States - Homophile Movement
Migrations to the cities following the War allowed gay communities to form in urban centers. Gay bars became more common, and the sense o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gay Rights In Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Gay Rights In Iran - Gay Life In The Country
Iran has been going through some moderate reforms since the 1990s. In 1997, the first moderate President, Mohammad Khatami, was elected o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Singapore Gay History: Encyclopedia Ii - Singapore Gay History - Independence
Along the tortuous road to complete independence from the United Kingdom in 1959 and subsequently from the Malaysian federation in 1965 c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gay Rights: Encyclopedia Ii - Gay Rights - The Movement Today
The gay rights social movement|movement comprises a collection of loosely aligned civil rights groups, human rights groups, support group...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Three Gays Of The Condo: Encyclopedia Ii - Three Gays Of The Condo - Synopsis
Marge gets the Simpsons an "Oprah's Puzzle Club" jigsaw puzzle as part of Simpsons Family Wednesdays. Unfortunately, the box says "Suitab...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Gay-rights Organizations: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Gay-rights Organizations - Australia
National Australian Coalition for Equality (ACE) http://www.coalitionforequality.org.au Australian Marriage Equality (AME) http://www.au...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gay Bathhouse: Encyclopedia Ii - Gay Bathhouse - Bathhouse Celebrities And The Continental Baths
Singer Bette Midler is well-known for getting her start at the famous Continental Baths in New York City the early 1970s, where she earne...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gay Rights In The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Gay Rights In The United States - History
In the United States, several secret or semi-secret groups were formed to advance the rights of homosexuals as early as the turn of the t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anti-gay Slogan: Encyclopedia Ii - Anti-gay Slogan - Themes
The stock phrases used against same-sex love have changed little over the centuries. They are one of the main vehicles for the propagatio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Libertarian Perspectives On Gay Rights: Encyclopedia Ii - Libertarian Perspectives On Gay Rights - Libertarian Support For Certain Gay Rights Goals
A libertarian theory or perspective on gay rights endorses many of the goals of the gay rights movement: Repeal of all laws regulating s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gay Rights In Israel: Encyclopedia Ii - Gay Rights In Israel - Community Visibility
Israel has an active gay community, with well attended annual gay pride festivals [1] held in Tel-Aviv and Jerusalem since 1998. An attem...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Gay Community: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Gay Community - Modern History
History of the Gay Community - The emancipation movement in Germany 1890s-1934. See: Magnus Hirschfeld, Gustav Wyneken, Adolf Brand, Le...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Typhoon Gay 1989: Encyclopedia Ii - Typhoon Gay 1989 - Formation
On November 1 the beginnings of the storm showed on satellite images of the southern Gulf of Thailand. A concentrated convection area wit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Gay Community: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Gay Community - The Middle Ages
Same-sex scholarly 'empires of the mind' in medieval Arabic & Hebrew cultures, as seen in their poetry on same-sex love. Same-sex Chr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anti-gay Slogan: Encyclopedia Ii - Anti-gay Slogan - Themes
The stock phrases used against same-sex love have changed little over the centuries. They are one of the main vehicles for the propagatio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Libertarian Perspectives On Gay Rights: Encyclopedia Ii - Libertarian Perspectives On Gay Rights - Conservative-libertarian Connection
In the United States of America, critics of the libertarian perspective on gay rights often argue that libertarians are right-wing and th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Ambiguously Gay Duo: Encyclopedia Ii - The Ambiguously Gay Duo - Standard Episode Plot
A villain is informing his associates of a plan to perform a dastardly deed. The villain states that he cannot be stopped, not even by th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Gay Community: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Gay Community - Ancient History
History of the Gay Community - Ancient Greece & Rome. The earliest documents concerning same-sex pederastic relationships come from...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gay Rights Opposition: Encyclopedia Ii - Gay Rights Opposition - History
In the western world, during the sexual revolution of the 1960s and 70s, homosexuality became less taboo and sodomy laws were revised in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gay Rights Opposition: Encyclopedia Ii - Gay Rights Opposition - Recruitment
An oft-levelled accusation is that homosexuals use paedophilia to "recruit" new "members", implying that homosexuals can somehow alter se...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gay Nigger Association Of America: Encyclopedia Ii - Gay Nigger Association Of America - Membership
GNAA encourages people to join by suggesting that potential recruits watch the 1992 Danish low-budget movie Gayniggers From Outer Space, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gay Cruising In The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Gay Cruising In The United Kingdom - History
The history of gay cruising is fairly poorly documented, as the illegality of gay sex meant that those who used such cruising grounds wer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gay Nigger Association Of America: Encyclopedia Ii - Gay Nigger Association Of America - History
The GNAA first appeared in January 2003, trolling Slashdot using ASCII art logos representing the organization and satirical news release...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gay Science Fiction: Encyclopedia Ii - Gay Science Fiction - Overview
One of the earliest examples of science fiction that involves a challenging amount of unconventional sexual activity is the early science...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Typhoon Gay 1989: Encyclopedia Ii - Typhoon Gay 1989 - Landfall In Thailand
Gay continued to intensify, reaching wind speeds of 100 kt (51 m/s) shortly before it made landfall on November 4 06:00 UTC. During the p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Singapore Gay History: Encyclopedia Ii - Singapore Gay History - Under British Colonial Administration
With the advent of British colonisation and the imposition of their legal system which criminalised sodomy, there must have been instance...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gay Rights In Iraq: Encyclopedia Ii - Gay Rights In Iraq - Iraqi Elections Of 2004
Some of the insurgents in Iraq released a statement claiming that they were resorting to violence to prevent gay marriage from being lega...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Singapore Gay History: Encyclopedia Ii - Singapore Gay History - After World War Ii
The overthrow of the Japanese in August 1945 by Allied forces resulted in jubilation, tinged with regret, amongst the gay population. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - International Lesbian And Gay Association: Encyclopedia Ii - International Lesbian And Gay Association - History
The ILGA was founded on 8 August 1978 during the conference of the Campaign for Homosexual Equality in Coventry, England, at a meeting at...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Singapore Gay History: Encyclopedia Ii - Singapore Gay History - The Japanese Occupation
When the Japanese imperial army invaded Singapore in February 1942 and renamed it Syonan-to, the British legal system was toppled overnig...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Singapore Gay History: Encyclopedia Ii - Singapore Gay History - The Pre-british Era
There exist no known written records of same-sex love in pre-colonial Singapore and, as a corollary, of any 'movement' in reaction to per...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Gay Lesbian Or Bisexual People: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Gay Lesbian Or Bisexual People - Controversy
The sexual orientation of famous individuals is often the subject of rumor and reports in the tabloid press. For example, the actor Tom ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gay Nigger Association Of America: Encyclopedia Ii - Gay Nigger Association Of America - Activities
Gay Nigger Association of America - Disruption. One of the aims of the GNAA is to cause disruption on the Internet. They tend to target...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gay Rights In Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Gay Rights In Iran - Asylum Cases
Many middle class Iranians have received an education in a western nation; there is a small population of gay Iranian immigrants that liv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gay Rights In Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Gay Rights In Iran - The Law In Practice
There are various reports of the above laws being applied: According to Amnesty International, at least 5 homosexuals, three gay men and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gay Rights In Iraq: Encyclopedia Ii - Gay Rights In Iraq - Recent Developments
The regime change and efforts at reconstruction make it difficult to determine the current legal status of homosexuality in Iraq. When Co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gay Rights In Iraq: Encyclopedia Ii - Gay Rights In Iraq - New Iraqi Constitution
Early drafts (in English) of the Iraqi constitution that shall be submitted to the Iraqi citizens for approval contain a provision that a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gay Rights In Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Gay Rights In Iran - Historical Background
There is a large amount of literature in Persian that explicitly illustrates the old existence of same-sex love among Iranians[1]. The am...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gay Rights In Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Gay Rights In Iran - Legal Status
Since the 1979 Iranian revolution, the legal code has been based on a conservative interpretation of Islamic Shari'a law. All sexual rela...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gay Cruising In The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Gay Cruising In The United Kingdom - Current Situation
The Sexual Offences Act 2003, which prohibits "sexual activity in a public lavatory", has nothing to say about sex in other public places...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Lesbian Gay Bisexual And Transgender Community Centers: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Lesbian Gay Bisexual And Transgender Community Centers - Canada
List of lesbian gay bisexual and transgender community centers - Ontario. Ottawa - Ottawa GLBTQ Community Centre Initiative (website) ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Lesbian Gay Bisexual And Transgender Community Centers: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Lesbian Gay Bisexual And Transgender Community Centers - United Kingdom
List of lesbian gay bisexual and transgender community centers - London. Old Compton Street ... See also:List of lesbian gay bisexu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gay Rights In Iraq: Encyclopedia Ii - Gay Rights In Iraq - Criminal Code
Until 2001 the Iraqi criminal code was silent about the topic of homosexuality. While the only copy available (in English) of the Iraqi c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Goo Goo Gai Pan: Encyclopedia Ii - Goo Goo Gai Pan - Synopsis
Selma gives Mr. Burns his driving test to replace his old license, which expired in 1909. During the test, she experiences a hot flash an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gay Rights Opposition: Encyclopedia Ii - Gay Rights Opposition - Public Perception
In 1970, a national survey in that year found that more than 70% of respondents agreed with the assertions that "Homosexuals are dangerou...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Gai-hinnom: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Gai-hinnom
Gai-hinnom. See GEI' HINNOM   (See also: Gai-hinnom , Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Occultism, Occultism Dictionary)  ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Eku Gai No Kami: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Eku Gai No Kami
Eku Gai No Kami. See IKU-GAI-NO-KAMI   (See also: Eku Gai No Kami , Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Occultism, Occultism Dict...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Enola Gay: American History Dictionary - Enola Gay
Definition and meaning of Enola Gay:   Enola Gay "Enola Gay" was the nickname of the B-29 Superfortress bomber that...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tsu No Gai No Kami: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Tsu No Gai No Kami
Tsu No Gai No Kami (Japanese) Shinto male being. {SD 1:217}   (See also: Tsu No Gai No Kami , Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary,...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Iku-gai-no-kame: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Iku-gai-no-kame
Iku-gai-no-kame (Japanese) Feminine aspect of duality (SD 1:217)   (See also: Iku-gai-no-kame , Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gay: Encyclopedia Ii - Gay - Commonly Accepted Usage
Overview article: Terminology of homosexuality Gay is used as an adjective to describe sexual orientation (attraction, preference, or i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gay: Encyclopedia Ii - Gay - Pejorative Usage
When used with a derisive attitude (e.g. "that film was so gay"), the term gay is purely pejorative and can be deeply offensive. The dero...   » Read the article