How do you say "I'm gay" in your language? And the colloquial term for a gay man and lesbian?

Question

I'm doing research, but can only find terms like German "schwul", Italian "finocchio" and Irish "aerach". Thanks!

Answer 1

Japanese:

ホモですor ゲイです [homo desu or gei desu/I am gay]

レスビアンです [resubian desu / I am a lesbian]

どうせいあいしゃ[douseiaisha] is a homosexual person

ドラァグ・クイーン [doraagu kuiin] is a drag queen

オカマ [okama] is for a male homosexual or a transvestite

Answer 2

In Lithuanian: "Aš esu gėjus", it is common language, I do not know how they present for each other, not excluded that special words are used in everyday language; gay man - gėjus, lesbian - lesbietė. What I heard from my friends earlier, gays do not present themselves usually to talk directly, but start from behaviour, which is understood as sexual harassment. Hopefully, situation is changing with opening of special clubs.

Other people use often a word "žydras" ("blue") to say "gay man", thinking that this word is worth a smile, but usually without knowledge that it is really offensive. This word is direct translation from Russian "голубой" (transliteration: "goluboy"), which means also "blue" in Russian, but it is made from English "holly-boy" (sounds quite similarly). Some refer to word "rainbow" to mention a different sexual orientation (gay or lesbian).
I read an answer above and remebered that gay are mixed often with pedophyles/pederasts by society (common word "pedofilas", slang "pedikas", "pyderas"); maybe also due to poor education about children abuse (one would say Ombudswoman started to work more actively only during last year with multiple cases, though several special centers were created several years ago). Lithuania has had hudge problems with women trafficking (including adolescent girls), this business existed in London for long without any attention of British police.

Answer 3

In MY language? homosexual Gay is a colloquial term.

Answer 4

In Arabic the word is 'meniac'. almost like maniac, like a crazy person. homosexuality is a mental disorder.

Answer 5

Soy una paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaachita jajaja

Answer 6

in italian is : gay, lesbica... not offensive
if offensive: ricchione, finocchio,culattone..

Answer 7

Just point to yourself, and then do the limp wrist thing. That should work.

Answer 8

Jas sum peder (man)
Jas sum lezbejka (woman)

Answer 9

im 4rm bangladesh n u say hijrah it explains both gay n lesbean.

Answer 10

Spanish:

Soy homosexual (omo-sex-sew-al), pato (gay male), Lesbiana (les-be-ana) (lesbian).