by Jordan Redman Staff Wrer Do you know what the word gay really means? The word gay dat back to the 12th century and om the Old French “gai,” meang “full of joy or mirth.” It may also relate to the Old High German “gahi,” meang impulsive.
Contents:
- GAY SUN
- THE HISTORY OF THE WORD “GAY”
- GAY (HOMOSEXUAL) AND GAY (HAPPY)
- THE FOTTEN SECRET LANGUAGE OF GAY MEN
- WHAT DO IT MEAN TO BE GAY? DEFN AND MEANG OF GAY
GAY SUN
A prentatn of the major symbols associated wh the gay, lbian, bisexual, and trangenr movements (and some general symbols thrown for good measure) and their histori. * meaning of gay sun *
Adolf Hler nceived the pk triangle durg World War II as a stigma placed on homosexuals the same way the Star of David was ed agast Jews.
Strewn across flags, banners, and ps, the rabow symboliz the diversy of gays and lbians around the world.
The Internatnal Gay Rights Congrs Edburgh formally adopted the symbol as an in for gay and lbian rights 1974. Tradnally, the symbol is drawn pla black, but more recent versns pict the double mars wh the rabow lors filled to symbolize the gays’ aterny or solidary wh other subsectors of the muny.
THE HISTORY OF THE WORD “GAY”
* meaning of gay sun *
The pk triangle symbol was first ed by the Nazis to intify homosexuals their ncentratn mps.
GAY (HOMOSEXUAL) AND GAY (HAPPY)
Over the urse of the send world war, an timated 10, 000 to 15, 000 homosexuals were rcerated.
The symbol has sce been reclaimed as a symbol of Pri and remembrance of the horrors that gay men experienced Nazi Germany.
THE FOTTEN SECRET LANGUAGE OF GAY MEN
Green was a mon lor to refer to homosexuals, back 19th-century England. This was a practice popularized by thor Osr Wil who was openly gay and would proudly wear a green rnatn at public events.
WHAT DO IT MEAN TO BE GAY? DEFN AND MEANG OF GAY
Back the 20th century New York, gay men would wear a red necktie or bow tie or basilly any red accsory to subtly reprent their inti and help intify members of the same muny. Burke, who was believed to be gay, got chewed out often by his ach. Fortunately, after retirg at age 27, Burke ught a send wd and domated the Gay Softball World Seri where he kept the practice of givg high-fiv to his teammat.