Surely we don't need a mass debate?

Question

People are complaining that it has been hi-jacked but there are plenty of other words to use instead of Gay. Bright, merry, flashy, showy, vivid, gaudy. Which one do the queers want?

Answer 1

Perhaps this would help a little in the debate.

The word 'gay' which is now standard in its use to refer to people whose orientation is to the same sex, is in large part because it is the term that most 'gay' people prefer in referring to themselves. This was not always so.

In addition to its original and continuing senses of “merry, lively” and “bright or showy,” 'gay' has had various senses dealing with sexual conduct since the 17th century.
A 'gay' woman was a prostitute, a 'gay' man a womanizer, a 'gay' house a brothel. This sexual world included homosexuals too, and 'gay' as an adjective meaning “homosexual” goes back at least to the early 1900s. After World War II, as social attitudes toward sexuality began to change, 'gay' was applied openly by homosexuals to themselves, first as an adjective and later as a noun. Today, the noun often designates only a male homosexual: 'gays' and lesbians. The word has ceased to be slang and is not used disparagingly.

Answer 2

lol mass-debate. Nice one.

I call them bummers. Im not being homaphobic....Im not scared of my house. But seriously I dont think calling someone a bummer is bad. Its quite a funny name.

Answer 3

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Here's one.. Poofy.

Answer 4

I don't know which they prefer but I would bet queers is not there number one choice.

Answer 5

i got kicked out my sociology lesson for this once it was just too funny and the class broke down still makes me smile

Answer 6

I organised a public masturbate and was arrested

Answer 7

flamers, gaudatious, flamboyant, weirdO's,,,,I give up!!