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[[File:Gayflag.jpg|thumb|220x220px|The gay flag.]]'''Gay''', also known as '''homosexual''', refers to the attraction
While gay applies to both men and women, the term [[lesbian]] is used specifically for gay women and [[vincian|other terms]] are used specifically for gay men. Gay has also been used as an umbrella term for people who experience same gender attraction, or for anyone in the [[LGBTA+]] community.
== Early History ==
The earliest documentation of same-sex relations in the western world
Ancient Rome took many of its ideas on sexuality from ancient Greece. Many Roman men partook in bisexual behavior. All emperors, with the exception of Claudius, had male lovers until the Christian emperor, Theodosius I decreed a law condemning gay men to be burned at the stake, in 390.
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Along with woman's rights and the civil rights movement, the gay rights movement has been brought to the forefront of society in the last century.
In June 2013 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the right of same-sex couples to marry is on the same terms and conditions as opposite-sex couples
== Flag ==
[[File:Gayflag.png|thumb|220x220px|The original eight stripe gay flag.]]
The gay flag was originally decided by Gilbert Baker and was first displayed in a Gay Freedom Day Parade celebration on June 25, 1978<ref>http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs.cmu.edu/user/scotts/bulgarians/rainbow-flag.html</ref>. The original flag had eight
As the demand of rainbow flags increased they began
In 1979 the design was
== Etymology ==
The first known use of the term homosexual is found in an 1869 German pamphlet by the novelist Karl-Maria Kertbeny<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120927020758/http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/kertbeny_km.html</ref>. The word is derived from the Greek prefix homo- meaning 'same'. Many modern sources advise against using the term homosexual, and to instead use gay, due to the fact that
The term gay originally meant 'happy', 'carefree', or 'cheerful'. It was occasionally used to refer to homosexual men in the 19th century, but lost popularity in the beginning of the 20th century<ref>https://www.etymonline.com/word/gay</ref>. The term was solidified in in 1960's when homosexual men began using it to describe their orientation.
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