Talk:Gay

Edit request on 18 February 2013

Independent scholar

I believe that fact should be fact (not someone's interpretation of the facts)

In the very beginning of Gay, it states it means homosexual, but it in fact has not been changed as quoted by Webster dictionary even as I type, still means happy first, no offense to homosexuals across the globe, but this has nothing to do with what one believes, it merely means the facts, please keep facts - facts.

While the public has loosely translated gay to mean homosexual, it is not recognized as such by main 'educators' in our world, but rather a subtext instead,

this page is gravely misleading, and Wikipedia shame on you. please correct this to reflect reality. Gay in fact can be found in the Merriam-Webster dictionary as its correct definition and this article is suggesting it no longer means such, when it does.

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brian---- — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.197.121.20 (talk) 19:39, 2 August 2015 (UTC)

Someone who is named Rayyan

Someone who is named Rayyan — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:3C7:C000:5010:CABC:C8FF:FEC6:9CD6 (talk) 22:59, 1 September 2015 (UTC)

Moved from my talkpage

What

Sorry but having sexual contact with another man is the practice of homosexuality by dictionary terms Thank you. Beyonder (talk) 19:55, 29 October 2015 (UTC)BeyonderGod

What you are trying to add is not in the citation provided. Please find another citation from a reliable source which makes the claim you are making. Otherwise it is your original research and it is not allowed into the article. Dr. K. 20:00, 29 October 2015 (UTC)

Even on the Homosexuality Page it states what i have stated "sexual behavior between members of the same sex or gender." Beyonder (talk) 20:03, 29 October 2015 (UTC)BeyonderGod

But you did not state that. You stated that the word gay was recommended by major LGBT groups and style guides to describe people attracted to members of the same sex or to have any sexual acts with another male.. Which is not the same. Plus as Bishonen told you it does not make grammatical sense. Also this particular sentence refers specifically to the recommendation of major LGBT groups and style guides so you cannot alter what they recommended because it is backed up by an RS and the RS does not have your addition. Don't confuse this recommendation with the definition of the word "gay". They are not the same thing. Dr. K. 20:07, 29 October 2015 (UTC)

Old films for overview

Also worth a mention for the pre-homosexual pre-sexualized usage:

• 1930 Let Us Be Gay
• 1934 The Gay Divorcee

Helps to solidify this usage during the 30s. 64.228.90.179 (talk) 11:18, 6 November 2015 (UTC)

Gay etymology

"The term was originally used to mean "carefree", "happy", or "bright and showy"."

Looking at culture, the word "gay" actually seems to mean "hidden sexual behaviour". The other seems more to a result of this. Some cultures actually have similar words for "hidden".