The word “gay” seems to have s origs around the 12th century England, rived om the Old French word ‘gai’, which turn was probably rived om a Germanic word, though that isn’t pletely known. The word’s origal meang meant somethg to the effect of “joyful”, “reee”, “full of mirth”, or “bright and showy”.…
Contents:
- THE HISTORY OF THE WORD “GAY”
- GAY HISTORY: HOW ‘GAY’ CAME TO MEAN ‘HOMOSEXUAL’
- THE ORIGS OF THE WORD ‘GAY’
- GAYDAR (N.)
THE HISTORY OF THE WORD “GAY”
Gay is a word wh many meangs. A gay person is homosexual, but if we scribe somethg like a scene or a party as gay, that means 's bright, merry, and happy. * etymology term gay *
Today I found out how ‘gay’ me to mean ‘homosexual’. The word “gay” seems to have s origs around the 12th century England, rived om the Old French word ‘gai’, which turn was probably rived om a Germanic word, though that isn’t pletely known. Fast-forward to the 19th century and the word gay referred to a woman who was a prostute and a gay man was someone who slept wh a lot of women (ironilly enough), often prostut.
Also at this time, the phrase “gay ” meant to have sex. In terms of the sexual meang of the word, a “gay man” no longer jt meant a man who had sex wh a lot of women, but now started to refer to men who had sex wh other men.
There was also another word “gey t” at this time which meant a homosexual boy. By 1955, the word gay now officially acquired the new add fn of meang homosexual mal. Gay men themselv seem to have been behd the drivg thst for this new fn as they felt (and many still do), that “homosexual” is much too clil, soundg like a disorr.
GAY HISTORY: HOW ‘GAY’ CAME TO MEAN ‘HOMOSEXUAL’
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. * etymology term gay *
As such, was mon amongst the gay muny to refer to one another as “gay” s before this was a monly known fn (reportedly homosexual men were llg one another gay as early as the 1920s). At this time, homosexual women were referred to as lbians, not gay. Although women uld still be lled gay if they were prostut as that meang had not yet 100% disappeared.
THE ORIGS OF THE WORD ‘GAY’
* etymology term gay *
Sce then, gay, meang homosexual male, has steadily driven out all the other fns that have floated about through time and of urse also has gradually begun supplementg the word ‘lbian’ as referrg to women who are homosexual. The Only Major League Baseball Player to Openly Adm He was Gay Durg His Career Also May Have “Invented” the High-Five. When the Canadian Government Used “Gay Detectors” to Attempt to Root Out Gay People.
GAYDAR (N.)
Milary’s Proposed “Gay” Bomb.
The abstract noun ‘gaiety’ has somehow largely steered clear of havg any sort of sexual nnotatn as wh the word “gay”.