The history of the word “gay” | The Gayly

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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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THE HISTORY OF THE WORD “GAY”

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Chaddock's translatn of Krafft-Ebg's "Psychopathia Sexualis, " om German homosexual, homosexuale (by 1880, Gtav Jäger), om Greek homos "same" (see homo- (1)) + Lat-based sexual.

'Homosexual' is a barbaroly hybrid word, and I claim no rponsibily for .

GAY BRA GLOSSARY

Don Kulick, Gay and Lbian Language, Annual Review of Anthropology, Vol. 29 (2000), pp. 243-285 * what does homosexual mean in english language *

'Homogenic' has been suggted as a substute.

*BEAR-MAGAZINE.COM* WHAT DOES HOMOSEXUAL MEAN IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Gay and Lbian Language on JSTOR .

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