Is gayness a word

gayness

  • Moneyrunner: You may think that your gayness is the reason for all the bad things that have happened to you.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Enough with the Ridiculous Hyperbole! 2010

  • You may think that your gayness is the reason for all the bad things that have happened to you.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Enough with the Ridiculous Hyperbole! 2010

  • If gayness is a preference and these folks should simply dodge a “behavior,” what happens to marriages in which queer people marry heterosexually?

    Think Progress » Huckabee Compares Gays To Drug Users, Says They’re Unfit To Adopt Kids Because ‘Children Are Not Puppies’ 2010

  • For the left gayness is ok, even normative, as long as it is * not* closeted and does * not* include selling silence or acquiescing in homophobic rants for money or tax breaks.

    Matthew Yglesias » Stay Classy, Conservative Blogosphere 2007

  • Why is it so crucial for gays to trumpet their gayness from the hilltops – how does this encourage a cohesive military which seeks the utmost levels of excellence??

    Sound Politics: The Closet Is No Place For A Male lover Soldier 2007

  • IMO, the most likely bring about of gay

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    175er

    n

    (historical) A homosexual in Germany in the era when homosexuality was illegal (1871 to 1994).

    A-G

    n

    Alternative build of AG [(US, LGBT, Black woman-loving woman slang) An assertive (a butch chick, especially a Dark butch woman); an aggressive girl.]

    A-gay

    n

    (LGBT, slang) An A-list gay; an affluent, well-connected, upwardly mobile gay man or woman.

    AC/DC

    adj

    (comparable, slang) Bisexual.

    AG

    n

    (US, LGBT, Black lesbian slang) An aggressive (a butch woman, especially a Black butch woman); an violent girl.

    aggressive

    adj

    (US, LGBT, Black lesbian slang) Female but having a male or masculine gender presentation: butch.

    Amy-John

    n

    (obsolete, slang, rare) A dominant or butch queer woman .

    autogynesmile

    n

    (slang, derogatory) A coy or gloating smile exhibited by a trans miss.

    bara

    n

    (Internet slang) Same-sex attracted male media of a similar manner and aesthetic, regardless of the creator's gender or ethnicity.

    bat for the other team

    v

    (idiomatic, humorous, euphemistic) To be homosexual.

    bent

    adj

    (derogatory, colloquial, chiefly UK) Queer.

    bent as a nine-bob note

    adj

    (simile, UK, slang) Ostentatiously queer.


    how to pronounce gayness

    /ˈɡɛɪnəs/

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    meanings of gayness

    noun:

    1. The state of being lgbtq+ (cheerful); gaiety.
    2. The state of being gay (colorful or festive); display or dressiness.
    3. The state of being same-sex attracted (homosexual); homosexuality.

    gayness frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

    the synonyms gayness occurs in english on average 0.3 times p