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Definition of Gay man
1. Noun. A homosexual man.
Specialized synonyms: Closet Queen, Fag, Faggot, Fagot, Fairy, Nance, Pansy, Poof, Poove, Pouf, Queen, Queer
Generic synonyms: Gay, Homo, Homophile, Homosexual
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Literary usage of Gay man
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Public Scandals: Sexual Orientation and Criminal Law in Romania : a Report by Human Rights Watch (Organization), Human Rights Watch (Organization (1998)
""Terrorism" is how one gay man describes it: "You never knew where they would
... I was sentenced to four years.21 Another gay man remembers: In 1988, ..."
2. The Christian Examiner (1834)
"To call a libertine a gay man, is calling vice virtue ; for gayety, when springing
from a conscience void of offence, is a virtuous and grateful tribute for ..."
3. More Than a Name: State-Sponsored Homophobia and Its Consequences in by Scott Long, A. Widney Brown, Gail Cooper (2003)
"They try to put the culture up as a shield.'"429 Thulani Mhlongo, a gay man from
Soweto who leads the Township AIDS Project and ..."
4. The Mothers of England: Their Influence and Responsibility by Ellis, Sarah Stickney Ellis (1844)
"... and thus add a new crime to the sum of guilt already contracted. With a gay
man, therefore, a serious woman can have nothing to do, ..."
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