gay
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Jordan Firstman stars in and directs this predictable dramedy about a gay club promoter who finds out he is the father of a 10-year-old boy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Voters keep looking at the openly gay candidate and sending him to Washington.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026
Childcare is notoriously expensive, and gay and transgender parents are more likely to live in poverty than both straight parents and LGBTQ+ nonparents.
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026
Democrat Chris Pappas has also made history as the first openly gay man elected to the Senate.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
“Also gay people and disabled people,” Maya-Jade chimed in.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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In the rhinestone-clad, quick-witted country music queen, many gays and lesbians saw an unexpected but unwavering ally that advocated for their dignity and rights long before it was popular to do so.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
“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
“There’s a ‘Don’t be ungrateful’ tone especially aimed at gays who never knew a gay world before gender ideology took over,” Arango explained.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
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
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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
There may be gayer ways to spend an afternoon at a Taco Bell, but it’s hard to imagine how.
From New York Times ● May 27, 2022
But like just know that it will be gayer and gimpier than Season 1.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2019
Winter Olympics team was “darker, gayer, different” than in the past.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 19, 2018
Last of all Merry and Pippin said good-bye to the old Ent, and he grew gayer as he looked at them.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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That’s how we would describe Havana Rose Liu’s performance in Emma Seligman's gayest film yet “Bottoms.”
From Salon ● Dec. 31, 2023
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,” he told The Times in May 2008.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 19, 2023
“It’s like literally the gayest conversation I have ever had,” Aidan said.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 25, 2021
They were the only birds which made a practice of slipping off height to land—except occasionally the oldest, gayest and most beautiful of all the conscious aeronauts, the raven.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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