Knowg how to talk about inti of genr and sexualy is key to unrstandg LGBTQ+ experienc. Learn the distctns between "queer" and "gay."
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QUEER VS. GAY: HOW THE WORDS ARE DIFFERENT, AND WHY IT’S IMPORTANT
* meaning of gay g a y *
Is a backronym for gay standg for Good As You. It is meant to transform the historic e of gay as a slur to an exprsn of gay Pri.
GAY
The term gay has referred to someone who exhibs sexual sire or behavr toward a person or persons of their same sex sce at least the 1930s. Historilly, gay has been ed as an extremely offensive slur, eveng evolvg to a tch-all sult for “stupid” the 1980–90s.