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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SYNONYMS OF GAY
Synonyms for GAY: animated, active, energetic, animate, lively, brisk, enthiastic, bouncg; Antonyms of GAY: ad, limp, active, animate, lifels, languid, lazy, listls * words meaning the same as gay *
How do the adjective gay ntrast wh s synonyms?
Some mon synonyms of gay are animated, lively, sprightly, and vivac. While all the words mean "keenly alive and spired, " gay strs plete eedom om re and overflowg spirs.
QUEER VS. GAY: HOW THE WORDS ARE DIFFERENT, AND WHY IT’S IMPORTANT
* words meaning the same as gay *
When is sensible to e animated stead of gay? The words animated and gay n be ed siar ntexts, but animated appli to what is spired and active.
When might lively be a better f than gay?
In some suatns, the words lively and gay are roughly equivalent. When would sprightly be a good substute for gay? While the synonyms sprightly and gay are close meang, sprightly suggts lightns and spired vigor of manner or w.
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When is vivac a more appropriate choice than gay? The synonyms vivac and gay are sometim terchangeable, but vivac suggts an activens of gture and w, often playful or allurg.
? SummaryIn the ntext of LGBTQ+ inty, the word gay is typilly ed reference to a person who is sexually and/or romantilly attracted to people of their own sex or genr. Some people may intify as both gay and queer, though others may e only one of the terms or a different term altogether. You may have qutns about why some people intify as gay, queer, both, or another specific way.