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gay::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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led a gay Bohemian life.
a gay old rogue with an eye for the ladies.
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We also have many members whose children are either gay or lesbian young adults.
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He says he has never, to his knowledge, met a transgender person, nor is he gay.
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Some believe gay discharge cases will be dropped as soon as Obama signs the law.
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Because Gandrud says he doesn't define himself merely by the fact that he's gay.
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They married in Canada in 2006, but North Dakota doesn't recognize gay marriage.
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That has created a limbo in terms of how the military deals with its gay policy.
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The case has sparked national outrage over anti-gay bullying and privacy issues.
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It raises the question, why is the black church so hostile to gay men and women?
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Atlanta boasts, at least anecdotally, the nation's largest black gay population.
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- Homosexual: someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex
- Cheery: bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer; "a cheery hello"; "a gay sunny room"; "a sunny smile"
- Full of or showing high-spirited merriment; "when hearts were young and gay"; "a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"- Wordsworth; "the jolly crowd at the reunion"; "jolly old Saint Nick"; "a jovial old gentleman"; "have a merry Christmas"; "peals of merry laughter"; "a mirthful ...
- Given to social pleasures often including dissipation; "led a gay Bohemian life"; "a gay old rogue with an eye for the ladies"
- Brave: brightly colored and showy; "girls decked out in brave new dresses"; "brave banners flying"; "`braw' is a Scottish word"; "a dress a bit too gay for her years"; "birds with gay plumage"
- Offering fun and gaiety; "a festive (or festal) occasion"; "gay and exciting night life"; "a merry evening"
- The term gay was originally used to refer to feelings of being "carefree", "happy", or "bright and showy"; it had also come to acquire some connotations of "immorality" as early as 1637.
- Gay? is the name of a 1996 EP released by 12 Rods, their first released on a label (as opposed to being self-released). It is notable for receiving a very rare 10.0 rating from Pitchfork Media upon its release, being one of the few albums to ever have done so.
- The first name Gay is still occasionally encountered, as is the spelling Gaye. (795th and 1295th most common in the United States, according to the 1990 U.S. census). It was also used as a male first name. ...
