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When did the word "gay" start being used to describe homo sexual?
In the first half of the last century it was a word commonly used in everyday conversation, poetry and song. It was a one word description of appearing to be happy and cheerful.
4 Answers
- steiner1745Lv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
I read that it originated in prison slang and then spread
into general usage.
- 1 decade ago
I think it started as recent as the sixties or 70's when more homosexuals started to come out of the closet and they just used thst word to describe them/
- Anonymous1 decade ago
I believe Oscar Wilde was the first to use the word Gay to mean homosexual.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
because gay means happy-and that is exactly what I see when I watch the FAB 5 for example!
