gay
Example Sentences
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It was like gay sports, particularly with the best actress and best supporting actress races.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
The current version exempts punishment for legal, healthcare and media professionals who provide medical treatment and other services for gay people, or report on LGBTQ+ news.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
The erasure of gay Black Hollywood is really the point of this imaginatively crafted, stunningly tense, historically significant sophomore novel.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
The ad itself uses coarser language and has given rise to awkwardness: “That makes the LGBTQ+ community think, ‘Oh, Spencer,’ and Heidi, my wife, is a huge gay icon.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
“I think some people think being gay here in the Bay means that all our problems are solved.”
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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