GLBT

Adjective

gay (comparative gayer, superlative gayest)

1. Only possessing sexual and/or romantic attraction towards people one perceives to be the same sex or gender as oneself.
   • Cliff is gay, but his twin brother is straight.
2. (strictly) Of a man, only romantically and/or sexually attracted to other men.
   • gay and lesbian people
3. (broadly) Tending to partner or mate with other individuals of the same sex.
   • In fact, as several letter writers to the New York Times pointed out in their response to the article, the disjuncture between these two popularized penguins shows how radically separated from each other are communities of gay people and communities of right-wing religious conservatives: if the...2010, Noėl Sturgeon, Environmentalism in Popular Culture: Gender, Race, Sexuality, and the Politics of the Natural, page 128
4. Between two or more persons perceived to be of the same sex or gender as each other.
   • Although the number of gay weddings has increased significantly, many gay and lesbian couples — like many straight couples — are not interested in getting married.
5. (colloquial) Not heterosexual, or not cisgender: homosexual, bisexual, asexual, transgender, etc.

   Synonyms:

   queer

6. Intended for gay people, especially gay men.
   • She professes an undying love for gay bars and gay movies, and even admits to having watched gay porn.

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