Gay Defn & Meang - Merriam-Webster

Contents:

• GAY
• WHAT IS ANOTHER WORD FOR GAY?
• HOW TO STOP USG THE WORD "GAY" INAPPROPRIATELY
• WHAT DO YOU SAY TO ‘THAT’S SO GAY’ & OTHER ANTI-LGBTQ+ COMMENTS?
• WHAT DO YOU SAY TO “THAT’S SO GAY” AND OTHER ANTI-LGBTQ COMMENTS?
• IS IT OK TO SAY "THAT'S SO GAY"?
• THERE IS NO 'NTRAL' WORD FOR ANTI-GAY BIAS
• GAY'S THE WORD ALTERNATIV
• GAY WATER, A NEW NNED CKTAIL, WANTS TO BE THE ANTI-BUD LIGHT

GAY

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When you intify a same-sex uple as “a homosexual uple, ” classifi their relatnship as “a homosexual relatnship.

WHAT IS ANOTHER WORD FOR GAY?

What to say stead: ”relatnship, ” “uple” (or, if necsary, “gay/lbian/same-sex uple”), “sex, ” etc. A good le of thumb is to avoid labelg an activy, emotn, or relatnship as gay, lbian, bisexual, or queer. Phras like “gay liftyle, ” “homosexual liftyle, ” and “transgenr liftyle” are ed to gra LGBTQ+ people.

HOW TO STOP USG THE WORD "GAY" INAPPROPRIATELY

Notns of a so-lled “homosexual agenda” are ventns of Anti-LGBTQ extremists who have created terms like the “gay agenda” to still fear when LGBTQ+ people are jt tryg to pursue equal opportuni. Sce transgenr aligns wh lbian, gay, bisexual, and queer, you would never say somethg like Kristen Stewart is “lbianed, ” so you wouldn’t say “Laverne Cox is transgenred. Their works have appeared Metro News, Disrr, Sophomore Magaze, the Post-Femist Post, DINE Magaze, and NerdRear.

WHAT DO YOU SAY TO ‘THAT’S SO GAY’ & OTHER ANTI-LGBTQ+ COMMENTS?

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“I was enthralled by their fac, glisteng om the heat and settg off to great advantage the brilliantly gay lors of the trite signs their native drs. Every time you e the word gay to refer to someone or somethg that you don't like or thk is stupid, wrong or bad any way, take a mental note. Instead of g "gay" try g "appropriate, " "weird, " "strange, " "wrong, " out of place, " out of le, " or "out of orr.

"You are probably not tryg to be hurtful, but g the word "gay" to scribe somethg that is bad or stupid is hurtful. It will help you to not only stop g the word "gay" appropriately, but will also help you many other suatns life.

WHAT DO YOU SAY TO “THAT’S SO GAY” AND OTHER ANTI-LGBTQ COMMENTS?

The Gay & Lbian Alliance Agast Defamatn (GLAAD) f "gay" as an "adjective ed to scribe people whose endurg physil, romantic, and/or emotnal attractns are to people of the same sex. Usg the word gay to sult somethg or someone impli that you thk there is somethg wrong wh beg homosexual. Even if you do not believe there is somethg wrong wh beg gay, your e of "gay" this manner suggts that you do.

You do not always know that you around a gay person or someone that has gay iends or fay members. For gay people, nstantly hearg the word "gay' ed appropriately n have a negative impact on their mental health and how they feel about themselv.

Usg the word appropriately n also give people the imprsn that you are sensive or have an issue wh people that are gay. Although you may not have tend to be offensive or hurt someone's feelgs when you e the word "gay" as a rogatory term, the end rult still remas. For example, you may sually ll somethg "gay, " but the person may thk about what you said throughout the day.

IS IT OK TO SAY "THAT'S SO GAY"?

Jt bee your iends spout the term "gay" to sult people or thgs, don't mean you should also explo orr to make yourself sound ol. Aromantic Homosexual — A person who has sexual attractn to the same genr, but they do not experience romantic attractn. Gay — Gay is an umbrella term ed to refer to people who experience a same-sex or same-genr attractn.

Gay is also an inty term ed to scribe a male-intified person who is attracted to other male-intified people a romantic, sexual, and/or emotnal sense.

Gay Aromantic — A person who has sexual attractn to the same genr, but they do not experience romantic attractn. Homoaro — A person who has sexual attractn to the same genr, but they do not experience romantic attractn.

THERE IS NO 'NTRAL' WORD FOR ANTI-GAY BIAS

Homophobia — Homophobia means to have an irratnal fear or tolerance of people who are homosexual or havg feelgs of homosexualy.

LGBTQ+ — LBGT is an abbreviatn for lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (often ed to enpass sexual preference and genr inti that do not rrpond to heterosexual norms). LGBTIQAPD – Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr, Queer and/or Qutng, Intersex, Asexual and/or Ally, Pansexual, and Demi-sexual.

It don’t matter if ’s a first grar who might not know what the word “gay” means, a sixth grar tryg to sound ol, or a tenth grar “teasg” a iend. “You may not have meant to be hurtful, but when you e the word ‘gay’ to mean somethg is bad or stupid, is hurtful.

GAY'S THE WORD ALTERNATIV

“Even if you didn’t mean to offend people who are gay, is offensive to ll this assignment gay (or queer); if you don’t like somethg, then say you don’t like ! If you have been hearg the phrase “That’s gay” or “no homo, ” take time durg class to make sure that your stunts know what “gay” means and know why is hurtful to e as a ment or put-down.

Be clear that g the phrase “That’s gay” is hurtful to other stunts who may have fay members or iends who are LGBTQ.

For the youngt stunts, keep simple – for example, “the word gay scrib a man and a man or a woman and a woman who love each other.

GAY WATER, A NEW NNED CKTAIL, WANTS TO BE THE ANTI-BUD LIGHT

*LGBTQ+: Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr, Queer, Pl (muny members who e different language to scribe inty). This year for Bullyg Preventn Month, download our most sought-after handout, “What Do You Say to ‘That’s So Gay’”?, which teach tors both how and why is important to rpond to anti-LGBTQ ments.