Gay (disambiguation)

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Gay originally used to refer to feelings of being "carefree", "happy", or "bright and showy", but since the 1960s (by reappropriation) has most commonly referred to a male (and later also a female) whose sexual orientation is attraction to persons of the same sex.

Gay may also refer to:

Places

Gay, Armenia, a town
Gay, Russia, several inhabited localities
Gay, Georgia, United States, a town
Gay, Michigan, United States, an unincorporated community
Gay, North Carolina, United States, an unincorporated community
Gay, Oklahoma, United States, an unincorporated community
Gay Township, Taylor County, Iowa, United States
Gay, West Virginia, United States, an unincorporated community
Gay Island, Nunavut, Canada
Gay Street (Baltimore), Maryland, United States
Gay Street (Knoxville), Tennessee, United States
Gay Street (Manhattan), New York, United States
Gay Street, Bath, Somerset, England
Gay Street, West Sussex, England

People

Art, entertainment, and media

Gay (magazine), the first gay magazine in Toronto, Canada
Gay?, EP by indie rock band 12 Rods

Transport

Gay class fast patrol boat, 12 boats that served with the British Royal Navy from the early 1950s
GAY, IATA airport code for Gaya Airport

Other uses

G-A-Y, a nightclub in London
Gay Games, international sporting and cultural event organized by, and specifically for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT)
Tropical Storm Gay, several tropical cyclones
Gay, ISO code for Gayo language
Gay, a consonant in Pitman shorthand