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Explaining his favorable ruling, Judge Robert Shelby wrote, “It is not the Constitution that has changed, but the knowledge of what it means to be gay or lesbian.”

From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026

Her promotion made her the local authority's first female boss and the council's first openly gay leader.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

The jersey belonged to Carl Nassib, who in 2021 became the league’s “first openly gay player to take the field in a regular-season game.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Bayard Rustin, who organized the largest civil rights march in American history from the background as an openly gay man in 1963, and let other men stand at the microphone.

From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026

“Corrie, dear! My dear Betsie! How gay and lovely you both look!”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

“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

Many gays and lesbians say gender identity strips same-sex attraction of its meaning.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025

I remember all these same things being said about gays and lesbians.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2024

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

With every headline I see, every surreptitious photo of the pair “cuddling up” on a hike or at the airport, I get a little gayer.

From Slate ● Sep. 13, 2018

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

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2018

“In Lit class I’m going to write you a sonnet about how nothing could possibly be gayer than writing your friend a haiku.”

From "Winger" by Andrew Smith

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

The music video for the song is, as PinkNews puts it: "literally the gayest thing on earth."

From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2022

“It’s like literally the gayest conversation I have ever had,” Aidan said.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 25, 2021

We chest bumped each other after his kick, and Seanie laughed, saying, “I think that’s the gayest thing I’ve ever done.”

From "Winger" by Andrew Smith