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Living in the SF Bay Area, I first became aware of "gay" as a synonym for homosexual about 1968-1970, in junior high and high school. The term was new enough to our area hat we'd joke about it: "You look happy. Are you feeling _gay?" (snort, snort).
We already knew all the old pejorative nicknames for homosexuals, and had known them for years. So I'd hazard an opinion that "gay" for homosexual became part of the larger culture around that time, in the late 60s.
Last edited by Rodney; 05-11-2006 at 12:58 PM..
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