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okay so people say that gay means you like the same sex and others say that it means you are happy what does it really mean? (link)
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There are three commonly accepted definitions for "gay."
The "correct" definition is happy. The word gay used to be used just to imply this. If you're reading a book written before the 1960-1970s, generally gay will mean happy.
Gay also means homosexual, as in a person attracted to members of their own gender. It came into circulation as a slang term when homosexuality had to be kept very low-key. It's become a wildly accepted label for alternative sexual orientation.
Finally, gay is used in common slang to mean stupid. Many people (homosexual and not) find this offensive (and I agree with them). Saying "that's so gay" or related things implies that there's something wrong with homosexuality. Taken in context, "that's so black" or "that's so mexican" are incredibly offensive. Using gay to mean stupid is bigoted in the same way...but is somehow more socially acceptable (just like discrimination against gays is more accepted than racial discrimination).
:-) Hope that helped.
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