List of terms for gay in different languages
- List of terms for gay in different languages
This is a list of terms which are widely used today to refer to "gay" in different languages and which derive from concepts unrelated to homosexuality (e.g. the words "gay" or "pederast") or its common stereotypes. Their original meanings are also given.
ee also
* Singapore gay terminology
* Der Zawila
External links
Beware that some of the translations given in the following pages are for "gay" in the traditional sense of "joyful".
* [http://schwung-karlsruhe.de/Archiv/kurioses/ku_schwul/ku_schwul.html How do you say "gay" in...? (Gay Movement Karlsruhe)]
* [http://open-dictionary.com/Gay Translations for Gay (Open Dictionary)]
* [http://www.uni-leipzig.de/esperanto/voko/revo/art/gej.html "Gay" with several translations (Esperanto Dictionary)]
* [http://victoria.tc.ca/Community/GLBTF/documents_say.html How to Say "Gay" in Almost Every Language]
* [http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definition/english/ga/gay.html#Mtranslation Modern Translations for gay (Webster's Online Dictionary)]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A412570 Descriptors for Sexual Minorities]
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