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According to Marriam-Webster:
Main Entry: gay
Pronunciation: 'gA
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French gai
Date: 14th century
1 a : happily excited : MERRY b : keenly alive and exuberant : having or inducing high spirits
2 a : BRIGHT, LIVELY <gay sunny meadows> b : brilliant in color
3 : given to social pleasures; also : LICENTIOUS
4 a : HOMOSEXUAL b : of, relating to, or used by homosexuals <the gay rights movement> <a gay bar>
synonym see LIVELY
- gay adverb
- gay·ness noun
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So, as I see it, the first 3 definitions have nothing to do with homosexuality... therefore if you call me
gay, you think I'm a generally happy person
A word is only an insult if you allow it to be one. It doesn't matter if the word is
gay,
fag,
bitch,
slut,
jackass, etc.