How do you say openly gay in spanish

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LGBTQ
Acronym for lesbian, queer , bisexual, transgender, and queer. The Q generally stands for queer when LGBTQ organizations, leaders, and media use the acronym. In settings offering support for youth, it can also stand for questioning. LGBT and LGBTQ+ are also used, with the + added in recognition of all non-straight, non-cisgender identities. (See Transgender Glossary ) Both are acceptable, as are other versions of this acronym. The term “gay community” should be avoided, as it does not accuratel

How Do You Say "GAY" In Spanish? And Other Languages?

Carryon1

I was wondering, to me at least, in English, queer seems too clinical and the everyday term “gay” is used as more familiar, with the other terms deemed offensive, (the s-word, f-word, q-word etc)

I tried Google but I don’t pronounce Spanish, so I was thinking, gay might come out as “happy” on a translator?

So how would you say the equal in Spanish. Also do other languages have similar “non-offensive” and “non-clinical” terms for gays?

JKellyMap2

In my experience, there is no pos in Spanish which is both inoffensive and distinctly un-clinical-sounding. “Homosexual” is the word for both “homosexual” and “gay.”

The English pos “gay” is becoming more trendy among Spanish speakers to declare the latter connotation.

EmilyG3

The word “gai” (meaning “happy” in French originally) seems to be gaining popularity among French speakers to intend the same as the English “gay” (homosexual.)

Roderick_Femm4

In Japan, some people have adopted the English loan word “gay”, but it doesn’t get used much unless the context is very clear (i.e. talking about gay rights or a gay bar or s

LGBTQIA+ Slurs and Slang

TermContextual noteTime/Region Referencesace queen1970s term definition “great queen”. Prison slang for a man who wears a more “feminine” look i.e. shaved legs, plucked eyebrows. May be described as part of incarcerated homosexual culture. Should not be confused with the more widely-used designation "ace," a shortening of "asexual." See "asexual." UK, USA, 1970s Mosca de Colores – Gay Dictionary alphabet peopleOffensive contemporary legal title for LGBTQ+ people, often used by right-wing people reacting to perceived advancements in LGBTQ+ people's rights. 2020s- Green's Dictionary of Slang - https://greensdictofslang.com/ bathroom queen

bog queen

Gay slang utterance for people who frequent public toilets looking for sexual encounters.

Synonyms: Bathsheba (composition between bathroom and Sheba to create a name reminiscent of the Queen of Sheba), Ghost (50s, ghost, because they wander the corridors of the bathroom).

USA, UK Mosca de Colores – Gay Dictionary batting for the other teamA euphemistic phrase indicating that someone (of any gender) is gay. This phrase is not a slur or especially

Anonymous asked:

So for your LGBT followers... any cool gay vocab we can learn? Expressions for coming out of the closet, etc.?

I perceive a few (given that my brother’s gay) but not many. And least I don’t contemplate I do.

Well, I’ll share what I do know and followers can get the lead; and forgive me if I don’t become it right etc.

ser heterosexual = to be heterosexual; unisex
ser homosexual = to be homosexual; unisex
ser bisexual = to be bisexual; unisex
ser asexual = to be asexual
ser pansexual = to be pansexual
ser transexual = to be transexual / transgender [Spanish, fancy in English, has a habit of using this to be “transgender”; the word for “transgender” would literally be transgénero but it doesn’t exist in Spanish]
la homosexualidad = homosexuality
la heterosexualidad = heterosexuality
ser travestí = to be a transvestite or cross-dresser
travestido/a = cross-dressing [as an adjective]
el sexo = physical sex of a person; biological
el género = gender of a person; a person’s state of brain or their gender roles that they adopt
el rol de género = gender role (sometimes seen as el papel de género)[“the societal expectations of a pe