Gay
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| − | '''Gay''', in addition to expressing happiness, also now means [[homosexual]] in current usage.
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| − | A century ago the word already had sexual connotations, but entirely different ones. The "gay district" of a town would have meant any permissive nightlife district, probably one with [[heterosexual]] [[prostitution]]. Even in the 1920s, a man could sing "Girls were made to love and kiss ... Am I ashamed to follow Nature's way? Can I be blamed if God has made me gay?" which would now have a very different meaning.
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| − | The term gay, or [[lesbian]] in women, is preferred by many [[homosexual]]s because it describes the overall orientation of the person and doesn't focus the definition only in sexual terms. Gays and lesbians establish same-sex friendships, love interests, and life partners; attend same-sex social gatherings and church services; and often purchase goods and services from same-sex owned businesses.
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Revision as of 19:21, 11 December 2009
