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Gay

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Gay pride flag, also known as the Gilbert Baker Flag. (eight striped, June 1978)

Gay

Gay pride flag, also known as the Rainbow Flag.(seven striped, November 1978)


Gay, usually used to define a man exclusively attracted to another man, however it can be used for anyone exclusively attracted to their own gender, it can also be used in a similar way to queer, the term has lots of history and differing meanings

Gilbert Baker was an American artist, gay rights activist, and designer of the Original Gay flag (1978), a worldwide symbol of LGBTQ pride.

The non men loving non men exclusive term is Lesbian, And the non women loving non women exclusively Cinthean.

People have been told to use gay rather than homosexual as homosexual is "frequently used by anti-gay extremists to denigrate gay people, couples and relationships"

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