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.
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GAY PRI
This June, we explored the evolutn of the word “pri” and how beme nnected wh the morn gay rights movement. * what does the word gay pride mean *
The history of Pri Los Angel dat back to 1970 when was anized as a polil backlash agast police persecutn of gays and lbians. Gays and lbians marched solidary, mandg that cy officials and police partments leave them to their peace—their safe gatherg plac. Not long ago, rporate volvement or sponsorship of a gay event would have been a kiss of ath.
Th, some say, society is growg towards a homogenizatn that dissolv the once protective enclav like L. First, a handful, then a hundred—all bee a few trepid souls dared to take to the streets sayg, Gay is okay.
Attendg Pri don't mean you're gay. Beg gay don't mean you're sexually active.
THE HISTORY OF THE WORD “GAY”
Gay Pri, annual celebratn, ually June the Uned Stat and sometim at other tim other untri, of lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer (LGBTQ) inty. Gay Pri memorat the Stonewall rts New York Cy of June 28, 1969. * what does the word gay pride mean *
G — Gay. (known as Donny the Punk), and gay activist L. [The] first thought was 'Gay Power, '" Schoonmaker told The Allnist podst 2015.
"I didn't like that, so [I] proposed 'gay pri. Schoonmaker told The Allnist that durg the first Pri March, which he timat brought 3, 000 to 5, 000 people, they were "chantg, thgs like 'Gay is good, ' 'Say loud; I'm gay and I'm proud.
DEFINITIONS FOR GAY PRIGAY PRI
* what does the word gay pride mean *
7203, clarg that the LGBTQIA+ muny and s alli would "celebrate the anniversary of Stonewall every June Ameri as Gay and Lbian Pri Month. Pri, formerly known as Gay Pri, is a regnn of LGBTQ inty, affirmatn of equal rights, and celebratn of visibily, digny, and diversy the LGBTQ muny.
HEBREW WORDS: GAY & PRIDE !
G: Gay. Why gay or lbian and not “homosexual”? While the word homosexual is still ocsnally ed some ntexts, you might have noticed that don’t make an appearance any versn of the LGBTQ acronym.
As our age note on the term stat, “up until 1973, homosexualy was listed The Diagnostic and Statistil Manual of Mental Disorrs (DSM), psychiatry’s standard reference on the classifitn of mental illns. People aware of this former tegorizatn feel that the term homosexual still rri a negative nnotatn.