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can refer to a crush, but it's still immoral
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'''Gay''' life is contrary to established morality, consisting of flagrant [[promiscuity]], sometimes including [[homosexual acts]].  
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'''Gay''' life consists of immoral love affairs, particularly [[homosexual]] or [[bisexual]], although the word "gay" can also refer to a [[crush]].
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The gay lifestyle, written about as early as the [[Victorian Era]], is contrary to established morality, usually consisting of flagrant [[promiscuity]].
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The word ''gay'' stems from Victorian London. In ''My Secret Life'', it referred especially to prostitutes, who often consorted with either sex.  
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In ''My Secret Life'', the word "gay" referred especially to prostitutes, who often consorted with either sex.  
 
<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]].  
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In the latter half of the 20th century, the [[Sexual Revolution]] began to mainstream the word ''gay'', with the result that American society is split. Around half view homosexuality in positive and affirmation terms, while others continue to condemn it on [[Biblical]] grounds.
    
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