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the homosexual hijacking of the word "gay"
* The word gay in the 1890s had an overall tinge of promiscuity -- a gay house was a brothel. The suggestion of immorality in the word can be traced back to 1637. [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=gay]
* The word gay in the 1890s had an overall tinge of promiscuity -- a gay house was a brothel. The suggestion of immorality in the word can be traced back to 1637. [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=gay]
* A triumph of consciousness-raising has been the homosexual hijacking of the word "gay". I used to mourn the loss of gay in (what I still think of as) its true sense. But on the bright side (wait for it) gay has inspired a new imitator, which is the climax of this article. Gay is succinct, uplifting, positive: an "up" word, where homosexual is a down word, and queer, faggot and pooftah are insults. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2003/jun/21/society.richarddawkins]
The gay life consists of immoral sexual activity, particularly [[homosexual]] or [[bisexual]].
The gay life consists of immoral sexual activity, particularly [[homosexual]] or [[bisexual]].