gay pride
gay pride noun: a feeling of pride in one's homosexuality; embrace of a positive gay identity and rejection of shame imposed by homophobia.
Noun
gay pride (uncountable)
- A feeling of pride in one's homosexuality; embrace of a positive gay identity and rejection of shame imposed by homophobia.
- Gay Pride, for all its need to show off, did not alienate old-liners of the homophile movement, nor uncommitted young and middle-aged gays, nor even old and/or closety homosexuals.1971, Donn Teal, The gay militants, page 85
- A pride festival or pride parade.
- My first gay pride was in 1998 and I've been to every one since.
gay pride meaning in Hindi, Arabic, Persian and Thai
gay pride in Hindi
- a feeling of pride in one's homosexuality
- गे प्राइड ge prāiḍ, गे गर्व ge garv
gay pride in Arabic
- a feeling of pride in one's homosexuality
- فَخْر مِثْلِيِّين faḵr miṯliyyīn
gay pride in Persian
- a feeling of pride in one's homosexuality
- افتخار به همجنسگرایی eftexâr be ham-jens-garâyi
gay pride in Thai
- a feeling of pride in one's homosexuality
- เกย์ไพรด์ gee-prái
Origin of gay pride
Possibly modelled on black pride.
Questions about gay pride
- What does gay pride mean?
- Gay pride means a feeling of pride in one's homosexuality; embrace of a positive gay identity and rejection of shame imposed by homophobia.
- What is gay pride in Hindi?
- Gay pride in Hindi is गे प्राइड (ge prāiḍ), गे गर्व (ge garv). See Gay pride meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is gay pride?
- Gay pride is a noun.
Words near gay pride in the dictionary
Source and license
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