Talk:Gay

message: A lot of these sources seem out of date (the earliest ref is from 2006, and the latest 2013). Language has changed a lot since then, especially if we are talking about school- and college-aged people. As such, I have added tags indicating that these sections and mention in the lead need updating. -- QueenofBithynia (talk) 12:45, 5 July 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: On a slight tangent, I also think the quote from the BBC Board of Governors should be trimmed as the section is looking a bit like a WP:QUOTEFARM. But the issue of these sources being out-of-date is probably more of a problem. QueenofBithynia (talk) 12:52, 5 July 2022 (UTC)

text: Added a source on the effects of pejorative use and a source on how emotional response varies depending on situation. The former is written in 2019, but I'm unsure if it resolves this issue as its data was collected in 2013. The later source is from 2021. Is this sufficient to remove the tags, or should they be kept up? Urchincrawler (talk) 06:39, 25 April 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Regarding the pejorative use section{{nbsp}}... 

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message: Is the word gay when used as ridicule and mockery as stated in the last paragraph of the introduction:
"At about the same time, a new, pejorative use became prevalent in some parts of the world. Among younger speakers, the word has a meaning ranging from derision (e.g., equivalent to 'rubbish' or 'stupid') to a light-hearted mockery or ridicule (e.g., equivalent to 'weak', 'unmanly', or 'lame'). The extent to which these usages still retain connotations of homosexuality has been debated and harshly criticized.[needs update]"
always light hearted? I feel like it can be very offensive depending on the context, intimacy/relationship, and sexuality of the people involved. Am I wrong?
When a conservative father calls his gay son "gay" in a pejorative/derogatory way, as to denote inferiority or weakness, still light hearted?
PS.: I'm awful with commas, sorry if I misplaced some of them Fullmetal11 (talk) 01:49, 26 March 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Last paragraph of the introduction 

message: back in the day many people referred to gay as meaning happy and joyful and it means something way different today like for example "poloboy is gay" back in the day it would've been a compliment but now its referred to as a insult for some people TheEDog2000 (talk) 05:56, 2 September 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: The pejorative use of the word is discussed in the section Generalized pejorative use, and in the third paragraph of the lead. HiLo48 (talk) 06:13, 2 September 2023 (UTC)

text: In the History Section, it mentions "In English, the word's primary meaning was "joyful", "carefree", "bright and showy", and the word was very commonly used with this meaning in speech and literature." Is that the meaning you are referring to? Urchincrawler (talk) 22:16, 14 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  The definition of gay can mean something different  

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