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Hosmer was also openly gay during a time when same-sex relationships were widely condemned, and in some places, illegal.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

“Oscar Wilde and His World,” a short biography published in 1966, was well-received, but as the critics pointed out, nothing in it would lead you to suppose that the subject was gay.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

“I’ve seen extreme ends of the spectrum, from being enrolled in a fundamentalist Christian school in a small town in Idaho to being a gay playwright living in New York City,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

The upside-down triangle was used to identify gay men in Nazi concentration camps.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026

I want some gay ID card to whip out like a cop badge.

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

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

Many gays and lesbians say gender identity strips same-sex attraction of its meaning.

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

Aside from Stewart’s role as Jett, I’ve never seen her look gayer.

From Slate ● Sep. 13, 2018

The birds would sing their songs, louder, gayer, less subdued.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

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

But a redrawn political map in the state has reshaped his district this year, adding Palm Springs, a liberal bastion that residents proclaim to be the gayest city in America.

From New York Times ● Sep. 3, 2022

It's basically Tiny's slightly fictionalized life story, except it is sung, and it is—I mean, I don't use this adjective lightly—the gayest single musical in all of human history.

From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan