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<ref>The book is the ostensibly true-life chronicle of Walter, a Victorian gentleman of moderate means and a truly obsessive desire for sexual experiences. Most of the women Walter has sex with are prostitutes, or "gay women," as he calls them. [http://www.etext.org/Zines/Critique/article/mysecretlife.html]</ref> | <ref>The book is the ostensibly true-life chronicle of Walter, a Victorian gentleman of moderate means and a truly obsessive desire for sexual experiences. Most of the women Walter has sex with are prostitutes, or "gay women," as he calls them. [http://www.etext.org/Zines/Critique/article/mysecretlife.html]</ref> | ||
In the latter half of the 20th century, the [[Sexual Revolution]] sought to rehabilitate or co-opt the word ''gay'' as a positive and approving affirmation of [[homosexuality]]. | In the latter half of the 20th century, the [[Sexual Revolution]] sought to rehabilitate or co-opt the word ''gay'' as a positive and approving affirmation of [[homosexuality]]. | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Gay rights]] | *[[Gay rights]] | ||
Revision as of 17:52, August 18, 2007
Gay life is contrary to established morality, consisting of flagrant promiscuity, sometimes including homosexual acts.
The word gay stems from Victorian London. In My Secret Life, it referred especially to prostitutes, who often consorted with either sex. [1] In the latter half of the 20th century, the Sexual Revolution sought to rehabilitate or co-opt the word gay as a positive and approving affirmation of homosexuality.