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| | |  Gay - Alternate spellings: Encyclopedia II - Gay - EtymologyThe word started to acquire sexual connotations in the late 17th century, being used with meaning "addicted to pleasures and dissipations". This was by extension from the primary meaning of "carefree": implying "uninhibited by moral constraints". By the late nineteenth century the term "gay life" was a well-established euphemism for prostitution and other forms of sexual behaviour that were perceived as immoral.
The first name Gay is still occasionally encountered, usually as a female name although the spelling is often alter ...
See also:Gay, Gay - Etymology, Gay - Etymology of the modern usage, Gay - Syntax, Gay - Folk etymologies, Gay - Commonly accepted usage, Gay - Sexual orientation, Gay - Gay community, Gay - Descriptor, Gay - Pejorative usage, Gay - Alternate spellings Read more here: » Gay: Encyclopedia II - Gay - Etymology |
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| | | | Gay - Alternate spellings: 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 derogatory implication is that the object (or person) in question is inferior, worthless, effeminate, or stupid.
This usage has its origins in the 1980s, when homosexuality had already become mainstream but was still taboo. Beginning in the 1990s and especially in the 2000s this usage is common among young people, who may or may not link the term to gay people.
See also:Gay, Gay - Etymology, Gay - Etymology of the modern usage, Gay - Syntax, Gay - Folk etymologies, Gay - Commonly accepted usage, Gay - Sexual orientation, Gay - Gay community, Gay - Descriptor, Gay - Pejorative usage, Gay - Alternate spellings Read more here: » Gay: Encyclopedia II - Gay - Pejorative usage |
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| | | | Gay - Alternate spellings: Encyclopedia II - Gay - Commonly accepted usage Overview article: Terminology of homosexuality
Gay is used as an adjective to describe sexual orientation (attraction, preference, or inclination) and is usually chosen instead of homosexual as an identity-label.
Gay sex involves acts between or among people of the same sex or gender.
Gay is usually used to describe the "gay community" by both insiders and the mainstream media.
Gay can be used as a nonspecific derogatory comment towards a person or object. This is ...
See also:Gay, Gay - Etymology, Gay - Etymology of the modern usage, Gay - Syntax, Gay - Folk etymologies, Gay - Commonly accepted usage, Gay - Sexual orientation, Gay - Gay community, Gay - Descriptor, Gay - Pejorative usage, Gay - Alternate spellings Read more here: » Gay: Encyclopedia II - Gay - Commonly accepted usage |
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