Why do so many Christmas rols e the word “gay”?

Contents:

• THE 21 GAYT CHRISTMAS SONGS
• HALLMARK UNR FIRE FOR DROPPG 'GAY' FROM CHRISTMAS LYRIC
• 10 QUEER CHRISTMAS SONGS TO MAKE THE YULETI GAY AF
• 25 CHRISTMAS SONGS ONLY GAY PEOPLE AND (INTELLIGENT) STRAIGHT PEOPLE KNOW ARE TLY GAY BOPS
• HALLMARK NIX ‘GAY’ OM CHRISTMAS ROL LYRIC ON ORNAMENT
• HALLMARK ORNAMENT HAS ‘DECK THE HALLS’ – WHOUT THE GAY APPAREL
• ENJOY GAY CHRISTMAS SONGS WH A LIKE-MD PARTNER
• CHRISTMAS SONG WH THE LYRIC "DON WE NOW OUR GAY APPAREL" (3 WDS.) CROSSWORD CLUE
• TUNG OUT FLORIDA'S 'DON'T SAY GAY' MPAIGN? SG AND MAKE YOURSELF HEARD | FRANK CERABO
• HALLMARK CHANG CHRISTMAS ROL’S LYRICS TO REMOVE THE WORD ‘GAY’

THE 21 GAYT CHRISTMAS SONGS

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Hallmark Unr Fire For Droppg 'Gay' From Christmas Lyric.

HALLMARK UNR FIRE FOR DROPPG 'GAY' FROM CHRISTMAS LYRIC

A Hallmark Christmas ornament has drawn cricism om people who acce the greetg rd pany of polil rrectns and anti-gay bias. " "Fun" replac the word "gay" om the le the Christmas song "Deck the Halls. The greetg rd pany sold a Christmas ornament, a ty sweater wh words playg off a le of a Christmas song: Don we now our gay apparel.

10 QUEER CHRISTMAS SONGS TO MAKE THE YULETI GAY AF

They dropped the word gay. This brought cricism om people accg Hallmark of polil rrectns and anti-gay bias.

ALL IS MERRY AND GAY. Cher is a beloved gay in, and Rosie is an outspoken and well-known advote for the queer muny (as well as beg a lbian herself).

25 CHRISTMAS SONGS ONLY GAY PEOPLE AND (INTELLIGENT) STRAIGHT PEOPLE KNOW ARE TLY GAY BOPS

Queer advot, openly-gay men, and group lead sgers Mch Grassi and Stt Hoyg are darlgs of the queer muny and give the group a never-fail energy that’s jt fect. Hallmark, the Kansas Cy greetg rd pany, eded the lyrics of "Deck the Halls" on one of s 2013 ornaments to om the word 'gay' and has received cricism on s Facebook page that puts the pany an unfaiar posn of fendg a product. The origal rol verse go: "Don we now our gay apparel.

One post read, "Hallmark is suatg that gay people drs differently than anyone else. If I were gay, I would be more upset wh that. Everyone will be on the joke, " the webse's scriptn pany, which is more known for apolil greetg rds wishg a boss a happy retirement, issued a statement to media outlets explag the history of the song datg back to the 1880s, a time "when "gay" meant ftive or merry.

Why do so many Christmas rols e the word “gay”? “Don we now our gay apparel” and “Remdg me on Christmas Day to thk of you and then be gay.

HALLMARK NIX ‘GAY’ OM CHRISTMAS ROL LYRIC ON ORNAMENT

” I know, I know; the word “gay” is ed place of “happy” but don’t you thk ’s funny how Christians are so opposed to gays and so many Christmas rols have the word “gay” them? Bee the tradnal meang of "gay" is happy. Everyone knows they are not referrg to homosexuals...

This Se Might Help do so many Christmas rols e the word “gay”?

HALLMARK ORNAMENT HAS ‘DECK THE HALLS’ – WHOUT THE GAY APPAREL

” I know, I know; the word “gay” is ed place of “happy” but don’t you thk ’s funny how Christians are so opposed to gays and so many Christmas rols have the word “gay” them??

The term gay was origally ed, until well to the mid-20th century, primarily to refer to feelgs of beg "reee", "happy", or "bright and showy. The term later began to be ed reference to homosexualy, particular, om the early 20th century, a age that may have dated prr to the 19th century.

[1] In morn English, gay has e to be ed as an adjective, and ocsnally as a noun, that refers to the people, practic, and culture associated wh homosexualy.

ENJOY GAY CHRISTMAS SONGS WH A LIKE-MD PARTNER

By the end of the 20th century the word gay was remend by major style guis to scribe people attracted to members of the same sex. Song wrers of the early Christmas songs did not know that homosexuals would e the term gay to scribe their liftyle.?

CHRISTMAS SONG WH THE LYRIC "DON WE NOW OUR GAY APPAREL" (3 WDS.) CROSSWORD CLUE

before beg gay was a popular thg to do meant happy or joyo.

And there is nothg wrong wh my opn bee my nstutn allows me too, don't give a flyg fart if you re, if someone hat a "gay" then they are not christian, i look at om an enomic pot more than any thg, jt like immigrants homosexuals get stuff for ee, yeah a gay person is more likely to get aids, n they help that?.. And i have seen multiple pictur of gay strik agast Christians, that my iend mak them jt as bad.

And stead of "gay appearal" what the heck would they say? Bee the christmas rols are old, g the word gay for homosexual is newer.

TUNG OUT FLORIDA'S 'DON'T SAY GAY' MPAIGN? SG AND MAKE YOURSELF HEARD | FRANK CERABO

The e of "gay" meang homosexual is fairly recent - those Christmas rols are much olr than you thk they are.

Bee prr to the 1970's, when you homosexuals got tired of the "queer" label and cid they liked the" "ga" label better (gay also stood for "good as you"), the word "gay" was a mon synonym for "happy" and "cheerful" and "joyo.

HALLMARK CHANG CHRISTMAS ROL’S LYRICS TO REMOVE THE WORD ‘GAY’

"No, is NOT "funny" that "so many Christmas rols have the word 'gay' them.

As I stated prevly, the word "gay" ed to be a synonym for happy or joyful. Most of the Christmas rols we are hearg today were wrten prr to the 1970's when you homosexuals cid that llg yourselv "gay" would ga you more rpect than "queer.