https://www.dictionary.com/e/queer-vs-gay/
You may have questions about why some people identify as gay, queer, both, or another specific way. For respectfulness and inclusivity, it's important to understand the difference—and to remember that people's use and feelings about the words vary widely.

https://www.vanderbilt.edu/lgbtqi/resources/definitions
LESBIAN: Usually refers to a woman who has a romantic and/or sexual orientation toward women. Some nonbinary people also identify with this term. GAY: Used in some cultural settings to represent men who are attracted to men in a romantic, erotic and/or emotional sense. Not all men who engage in same-gender sexual behavior identify as

https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2019/06/health/lgbtq-explainer/
LGBTQ: The first four letters of this standard abbreviation are fairly straightforward: "Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender." The Q can stand for "questioning" -- as in still exploring

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gay
Gay is a term that primarily refers to a homosexual person or the trait of being homosexual. The term originally meant 'carefree', 'cheerful', or 'bright and showy'. [1] While scant usage referring to male homosexuality dates to the late 19th century, that meaning became increasingly common by the mid-20th century. [2]

https://www.edi.nih.gov/blog/communities/lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender-%E2%80%93-what%E2%80%99s-difference
Examples include identifying as a boy or a girl or rejecting the sense of a gender binary in some way. Sexual orientation, which is the emotional and sexual attraction they feel for others—i.e., bisexual, gay, straight.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/23/opinion/queer-gay-identity.html
Let's Say Gay. Last month, the new president of the advocacy group Human Rights Campaign, Kelley Robinson, posted a six-and-a-half-minute video to introduce herself and frame the mission of her

https://www.apa.org/topics/lgbtq/orientation
What role do prejudice and discrimination play in the lives of lesbian, gay, and bisexual people? Lesbian, gay, and bisexual people in the United States encounter extensive prejudice, discrimination, and violence because of their sexual orientation.

https://www.thetrevorproject.org/resources/article/understanding-gay-lesbian-identities/
Understanding Gay & Lesbian Identities Gay and lesbian people have the capacity to form attraction and/or relationships with a person of the same gender.

https://gaycenter.org/community/lgbtq/
LGBTQ+ is an abbreviation for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, intersex, asexual, and more.

https://www.npr.org/2021/06/02/996319297/gender-identity-pronouns-expression-guide-lgbtq
Sexual orientation refers to the enduring physical, romantic and/or emotional attraction to members of the same and/or other genders, including lesbian, gay, bisexual and straight orientations.

https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2021/04/how-people-in-same-sex-couples-compare-to-opposite-sex-couples.html
ACS data do not measure whether people belong to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer (LGBTQ+) community. Further information regarding how the Census Bureau has changed how it collects information about same-sex couples over time is available.

https://www.acog.org/womens-health/faqs/lgbtq-teens
What does LGBTQ mean? "LGBTQ" is an abbreviation for lesbian, gay, bisexual transgender, and queer. The "Q" can also stand for questioning. How common is it to be lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer? In the United States, about 7 in 100 people are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or not straight, according to a 2021 Gallup survey.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/17/smarter-living/gay-lesbian-bisexual-transgender.html
A January 2017 Gallup survey revealed that an estimated 4.1 percent of Americans identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, up from 3.5 percent in 2012. According to a paper published by

https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/merriam-websters-short-list-of-gender-and-identity-terms/straight-heterosexual-gay-homosexual
Straight and heterosexual both describe someone who is romantically and/or sexually attracted to people of the opposite sex—women who are attracted to men, and

https://www.dictionary.com/e/lgbtq-terms/
Pride, formerly known as Gay Pride, is a recognition of LGBTQ identity, affirmation of equal rights, and celebration of visibility, dignity, and diversity in the LGBTQ community. During Pride Month, communities hold marches and other events to raise awareness about LGBTQ issues such as transphobia (anti-transgender) and workplace discrimination.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminology_of_homosexuality
Terminology of homosexuality. Two men at the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear indicate their identity with the word gay. Terms used to describe homosexuality have gone through many changes since the emergence of the first terms in the mid-19th century. In English, some terms in widespread use have been sodomite, Achillean, Sapphic, Uranian

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/inclusive-insight/202103/is-lesbian-gay-or-bisexual-identity-more-common-today
It is much easier to come out today as lesbian, gay, or bisexual than it was even just 10 years ago, let alone 20, 30, 40 or 50 years ago.

https://www.npr.org/2024/03/13/1238262638/lgbtq-adults-us-gallup-poll-bisexual-transgender
In 2023, 7.6% of U.S. adults said they align themselves with the LGBTQ+ community, compared to 3.5% in 2012, the first year Gallup collected such metrics. That figure has grown every year since 2012.

https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2020/06/25/global-divide-on-homosexuality-persists/
Despite major changes in LGBT rights around the world, acceptance of homosexuality remains sharply divided by country, region and economic development.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/05/22/are-gay-and-homosexual-the-same-heres-what-we-found/
After Olympian Tyson Gay qualified for the 100-meter-dash final, Christian news outlet OneNews Now published an article with the following headline: " Homosexual Eases Into 100 Final at Olympic

https://www.economist.com/open-future/2018/07/12/there-are-fundamental-differences-between-gay-and-trans-identities
There are fundamental differences between gay and trans identities. Sexual orientation is more stable and persistent, argues Kathleen Stock, a philosopher. Jul 12th 2018. By KATHLEEN STOCK. This

https://www.statista.com/topics/1249/homosexuality/
Homosexuality in the United States - Statistics & Facts. In a recent survey conducted among Americans, 7.2 percent of respondents identified themselves as part of the LGBT community. Over recent

https://medium.com/@ellielm/understanding-the-intersection-of-gay-and-non-binary-identities-11d23008a1
Gay means men who are attracted to men. How does non-binary people fit into this language?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/the-biden-campaign-plans-to-label-trump-s-running-mate-jd-vance-as-extreme/ar-BB1q1ZOz
President Joe Biden's campaign will paint Donald Trump vice presidential pick, Sen. JD Vance, as "extreme" on abortion and accepting election results.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/07/15/who-is-jd-vance-what-to-know-about-trump-possible-vice-running-mate/74364451007/
Former President Donald Trump picked J.D. Vance to be his running mate, catapulting the Ohio senator even more into the national spotlight.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/3075402/project-2025-issues-clarification-suggestions-critics/
Project 2025 issued a rare, detailed rebuke of its critics, clarifying its policy suggestions.

https://theintercept.com/2024/07/10/gay-furry-hackers-feud-with-heritage-foundation-exec-over-hack/
SiegedSec, a collective of self-proclaimed "gay furry hackers" that targeted the conservative Heritage Foundation to protest Project 2025, has posted chat logs between one of its hackers and a

https://metro.co.uk/2024/07/15/michael-schumachers-brother-ex-f1-driver-ralf-comes-gay-21227541/?ico=mosaic_sport
Former F1 driver Ralf Schumacher, the younger brother of seven times world champion Michael Schumacher, has announced that he is gay.

https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/gay-is-queer-and-queer-is-gay
But he must be protected by separating the picket fence "gay" from those nasty Ts, Queers, and fetishists we see so much of at mainstream "pride parades." One only has to look at the disgusting videos from recent "pride parades" to see that these are meaningless distinctions. What we see is that gay is queer and queer is gay.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/15/us/california-schools-parents-pronouns/index.html
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a first-in-the-nation law Monday barring school districts from passing policies that require schools to notify parents if their child asks to change their