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gay

[gay] / geɪ /


ADJECTIVE
attracted to same sex
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Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo, collectively known as "Los Javis," have wowed critics and filmgoers with their sweeping queer epic telling the interconnected stories of three gay men over multiple generations.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

Gallant is the 37-year-old openly gay Democrat running for Congress in New York’s first congressional district, out on eastern Long Island, against the Republican incumbent Nick LaLota.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

It is not the first time Cullen has played a gay character, taking on his first ever role in 2011 British romantic drama Weekend.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

An openly gay artist, Guitarrica skyrocketed to fame when his mournful, late-night lament “El Conticinio” found viral success after he uploaded it to Soundcloud in 2018.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

They got up a masquerade, and had a gay time New Year’s Eve.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

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

“There’s a ‘Don’t be ungrateful’ tone especially aimed at gays who never knew a gay world before gender ideology took over,” Arango explained.

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

Olympic Committee wanted to change the event’s motto to “darker, gayer, different.”

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2018

The channel gave you the recipes for being chicer, more alternative, more you; for being gayer, blacker, more confrontational; for being cooler, basically.

From New York Times ● Dec. 21, 2016

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

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

In a deep dive to determine why and how “Night Country” ended up being the gayest straight show ever, I landed on a big clue.

From Salon ● Feb. 11, 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,” Jordan said in May 2008.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2022

Which is why I’m glad to report that Jon Abrahams’s low-budget, frothy spin on the subgenre is not just one of the gayest horror movies this gay guy has seen in some time.

From New York Times ● Sep. 16, 2022

“Oh my God. Simon was such a sweet baby gay, writing the gayest fanfiction. I love it.”

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli


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