Knowg how to talk about inti of genr and sexualy is key to unrstandg LGBTQ+ experienc. Learn the distctns between "queer" and "gay."
Contents:
- WHAT DO IT MEAN TO BE GAY? DEFN AND MEANG OF GAY
- QUEER VS. GAY: HOW THE WORDS ARE DIFFERENT, AND WHY IT’S IMPORTANT
- WHAT DO IT MEAN TO BE A GAY MAN?
WHAT DO IT MEAN TO BE GAY? DEFN AND MEANG OF GAY
What is gay? is not an unmon qutn. The fn of gay is not simple eher. Learn more about the fn and meang of gay. * what does it mean to be gay *
The term "gay" may be nfg and even foreign to some, forcg people to ask, "What is gay? " or "Am I Gay?
" And while some might thk the fn of "gay" is simple, to many, actually isn't. While "gay" n be thought of as a synonym to "homosexual, " there is more to the meang of gay than that. Defn of Gay.
QUEER VS. GAY: HOW THE WORDS ARE DIFFERENT, AND WHY IT’S IMPORTANT
Homosexualy is nsired to be same-sex sexual attractn and behavr and "gay" is a synonym of homosexualy.
WHAT DO IT MEAN TO BE A GAY MAN?
The term "homosexualy"1 was first ed by Victorian scientists who nsired same-sex sexual attractn and behavr a "moral ficiency. Homosexualy is still the rrect term clilly, but even though homosexualy is no longer nsired immoral, some people feel there are still negative overton to the word given s orig.
The term "gay" was ially a slang term veloped to overe some of the negative associatns. What is Gay? Gay is a term that is not genr specific so men or women n be termed "gay.