gay
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“I was stuck in the middle,” Longwell writes, “with Republicans who opposed me because I was gay and Democrats who opposed me because I was a Republican.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Between 2019 and 2024, the number of over-50s identifying as lesbian, gay or bisexual in the UK increased by around a third - from roughly 340,000 to almost 460,000.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
They were calling for the release of another group of LGBTQ+ activists, who were arrested over the weekend in a series of raids on gay bars and at the homes of activists.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Mallory decides she can inhabit the world of a down-and-out gay addict.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
With anxiety I watched his eye rove over the gay stores: he fixed on a rich silk of the most brilliant amethyst dye, and a superb pink satin.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
In the rhinestone-clad, quick-witted country music queen, many gays and lesbians saw an unexpected but unwavering ally that advocated for their dignity and rights long before it was popular to do so.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
“Once you find your gaggle of gays, you want to keep up with them.”
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 9, 2026
"But so much attention to female fandom... risks overshadowing what a bountiful gift Heated Rivalry is to the gays," wrote David Rooney in the Hollywood Reporter.
From BBC ● Jan. 7, 2026
“There’s a ‘Don’t be ungrateful’ tone especially aimed at gays who never knew a gay world before gender ideology took over,” Arango explained.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
Eventually I lose myself a little in his life, dancing along with Austin, William, Nicolas, and a few hundred other gays and lesbians when the parade organizers blast the Village People’s “In the Navy.”
From "Every Day" by David Levithan
“If you like ‘Love & Basketball’ and ‘Bend It Like Beckham’ and ‘Bring It On’ but you found yourself wondering, ‘Could this maybe be a little bit gayer?’
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
Hot To Go, which she's described as "YMCA, but gayer", came with big goofy dance moves; and Red Wine Supernovas's singalong chorus gave me actual goosebumps.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2024
In Greek Pride, queer students carved out a gayer, more comfortable existence within a traditional system.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 22, 2022
There may be gayer ways to spend an afternoon at a Taco Bell, but it’s hard to imagine how.
From New York Times ● May 27, 2022
Last of all Merry and Pippin said good-bye to the old Ent, and he grew gayer as he looked at them.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
That’s how we would describe Havana Rose Liu’s performance in Emma Seligman's gayest film yet “Bottoms.”
From Salon ● Dec. 31, 2023
One of the most talked-about shows streaming right now also happens to be one of the gayest shows streaming right now.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 20, 2023
“I am, without a doubt, the gayest man I know,” Jordan said in May 2008.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2022
“It’s like literally the gayest conversation I have ever had,” Aidan said.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 25, 2021
They were the only birds which made a practice of slipping off height to land—except occasionally the oldest, gayest and most beautiful of all the conscious aeronauts, the raven.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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