8.1 Want to read this in another language?.4 Theories on the origin of homosexuality.Homosexuality is also found in virtually every culture around the world, as well as numerous non-human animal species. Notably, homosexuality was depicted in ancient Greece, China, and Japan, thousands of years ago. Homosexuality has a very long history, being written about and depicted since the invention of writing and depicting respectively. There are no tangible social, moral, or cultural differences shared by all gay people that would somehow differentiate any gay individual from their culture at large. Save for sexual orientation, homosexuals share all the varieties of humanity with heterosexuals, who are attracted to the other sex, or bisexuals, who might be attracted to people of either sex. Homosexuality is the sexual and/or romantic attraction of an individual to another of the same gender and/or the same sex. You could also come to the conclusion that homosexuality is a similar miracle.
Just like walking on water or rising from the dead after a few days. noun gay a homosexual esp.“ ”Homosexuality is against nature! This is true.adjective gay of, for, or relating to homosexuals, often, specif., male homosexuals 0.adjective gay given to social life and pleasures 0.adjective gay joyous and lively merry happy lighthearted 0.1685–1732, English poet and dramatist author of The Beggar's Opera (1728) 0 adjective gay given to pleasure, esp in social entertainment 0.adjective gay brightly coloured brilliant 0.adjective gay A gay object is brightly coloured and pretty to look at.
adjective gay A gay person is fun to be with because they are lively and cheerful.adjective gay Gays are homosexual people, especially homosexual men.adjective gay A gay person is homosexual.noun gay John, 1685–1732, English poet and dramatist.excellent top-notch: a gay and lofty mind. (used especially of women and especially in poetry) beautiful, lofty, noble, or excellent: The learned man hath got the lady gay. sexually unrestrained having loose morals: In the 1930s movie, the baron is referred to as “a gay old rogue with an eye for the ladies.”. given to or abounding in social or other pleasures: a gay social season the Gay Nineties. bright or showy: gay colors gay ornaments. having or showing a merry, lively mood: gay spirits gay music. inappropriately forward or bold overly familiar reckless: George got gay at the Christmas party and suddenly swept his boss's wife onto the dance floor. awkward, stupid, or bad lame: This game is boring and really, really gay. adjective gay Slang: Often Disparaging and Offensive.adjective gay of, indicating, or supporting homosexual interests or issues: a gay organization.adjective gay of, relating to, or exhibiting sexual desire or behavior directed toward a person or persons of one's own sex homosexual: a gay couple.Though some have argued that this sense is independent of the “homosexual” sense, and therefore not homophobic, the argument is weakened by the fact that “homosexual” has long been the dominant meaning of gay, and thus permeates its other usages.
In contrast, gay in the sense “awkward, stupid, or bad” is often used with disparaging intent and perceived as insulting to gay people. Usage as a singular noun is uncommon and is sometimes perceived as insulting: He came out as a gay. Today, the noun often designates only a male homosexual and is usually used as a collective plural: gays and lesbians. 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. This sexual world included homosexuals too, and gay as an adjective meaning “homosexual” goes back at least to the late 1930s. A gay woman was a prostitute, a gay man a womanizer, a gay house a brothel. The word gay has had various senses dealing with sexual conduct since the 17th century.