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English
Noun
gay man (plural gay men)
- A homosexual man. (This entry is a translation hub.)
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:gay man
2021, Andrew Sullivan, Out on a Limb, edition 1, page 482:"A gay man loves and desires other men, and a lesbian desires and loves other women," explains Sky Gilbert, a drag queen. "This defines the existential state of being gay."
2014, Michael M. Kocet, Counseling Gay Men, Adolescents, and Boys, Taylor & Francis:Consequently, gay men are presented with many challenges that prevent them from seeking seeking out their true identities or finding their true selves. For some, identifying as a gay man is not a clear or easy decision.
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See also
- lesbian
- (sexual orientations) sexual orientation; asexual (-ity, ace), bisexual (-ity, bi), demisexual (-ity, demi), graysexual (-ity), heterosexual (-ity, straight), homosexual (-ity, gay, lesbian), omnisexual (-ity), pansexual (-ity, pan), plurisexual (-ity), polysexual (-ity), robosexual (-ity), sapiosexual (-ity), androsexual (-ity), gynesexual (-ity), vegansexual (-ity) (Category: en:Sexual orientations)
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