gay

Example Sentences

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The most important thing I learned at Columbia was this: I am gay, but I am not queer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Almost 30 states have curbed or outlawed “therapy” that seeks to change minors’ sexual orientation or gender identity—that is, to make them stop being gay, bisexual, or transgender.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

Pitchford said he unsuccessfully tried to leave the army twice, before telling a forces doctor that he was gay to try to get a medical discharge as a last resort.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Manilow has been a relationship with his now husband since the late ’70s, but he only publicly came out as gay in 2018.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

There wasn’t a context he could imagine where Njemile’s moms would be uncomfortable with Moss talking about a guy who flirted with him; Wanda had long ago been accepting of him being gay.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro