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[gey] / geɪ /




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Supporters argue the bar is an irreplaceable cultural institution and a safe place for Spanish-speaking gay Latinos, transgender Latinas and working-class immigrants.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

Explaining his favorable ruling, Judge Robert Shelby wrote, “It is not the Constitution that has changed, but the knowledge of what it means to be gay or lesbian.”

From Slate Aug. 3, 2026

Shuggie Bain author Douglas Stuart is recognised this time for John of John, about a young gay man who returns to his strict religious family on a remote Scottish island.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

“The two worlds have rarely met, in terms of being gay and also being a direct descendant,” Marshall said.

From Salon Jul. 27, 2026

I’m certain that I’m 100 percent gay because if I was even 1 percent bisexual I would be crushing hard on Samantha for looks and high energy alone.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

“This movie is for the girls, gays and theys, as they say.”

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 25, 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

The arts maybe draw in more gays than any other area because of that feeling of being able to have self-expression without being condemned or labeled or ridiculed or bashed.”

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

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

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

But like just know that it will be gayer and gimpier than Season 1.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2019

Winter Olympics team was “darker, gayer, different” than in the past.

From Seattle Times Dec. 19, 2018

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

And the cast themselves are down with the show being referred to as "the gayest Marvel project yet."

From Salon Sep. 19, 2024

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,” he told The Times in May 2008.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 19, 2023

“It’s like literally the gayest conversation I have ever had,” Aidan said.

From Washington Post Jan. 25, 2021

We returned to my father's house and I put on my gayest clothes and sang and danced before my father and pretended to for delighted with the marriage which he had prepared be me.

From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis




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