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'''Gay''' was slang, at least in the [[20th century|20th]] and [[21st century|21st centuries]] on [[Earth]], for someone whose [[sexuality|sexual]] preference was for someone of the same gender. It was essentially synonymous with [[queer]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Damaged Goods (novel)|Damaged Goods]]'') In this sense, it was not necessarily a pejorative, but merely a statement of [[sexual orientation]].


However, it was also a clear insult, meaning ''weak'' or ''lame''. [[Rose Tyler]], for instance, once claimed that the [[Ninth Doctor]] was "so gay" for complaining about the pain of being slapped in the face by [[Jackie Tyler|her mother]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Aliens of London (TV story)|Aliens of London]]'')
{{First pic|Adam Jake kiss-Praxeus.jpg|[[Adam Lang]] kissing his [[husband]], [[Jake Willis]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Praxeus (TV story)}})}}
'''Gay''' was [[slang]], at least in the [[20th century|20th]] and [[21st century|21st centuries]] on [[Earth]], for [[homosexuality]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)|Let's Kill Hitler]]'') It was, in some ways, synonymous with [[queer]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Damaged Goods (novel)|Damaged Goods]]'', ''[[Beyond the Sun (novel)|Beyond the Sun]]'') In this sense, it was not necessarily a [[pejorative]], but merely a statement of [[sexual orientation]]. Other cases, however, may present it as a word also expressive of feelings of merriment.


However, it was also used as a clear insult, meaning "weak" or "ridiculous". [[Rose Tyler]], for instance, once claimed that the [[Ninth Doctor]] was "so gay" for complaining about the [[pain]] of being slapped in the face by her mother [[Jackie Tyler]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Aliens of London (TV story)|Aliens of London]]'')
While reading an edition of ''[[Heat (magazine)|Heat]]'', the [[Ninth Doctor]] read an article about a [[celebrity]] [[couple]]. He remarked that it wouldn't last, since "[[Gay man (Rose)|he]]'s gay and [[Alien (Rose)|she]]'s an [[alien]]." ([[TV]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'')
[[Raoul]] often spent [[Saturday]] nights in [[Peterborough]], going into gay [[club]]s and [[pub]]s, looking for people who would be willing to be part of the audience for ''[[Glamorama]]''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Hospitality (short story)|Hospitality]]'')
Whilst talking to [[Lorna Bucket]] the [[Fat One]] said "We're the thin fat gay married [[Anglican Marines]], why would we need names as well?" Referring to himself and his husband, the [[Thin One]]. ([[TV]]: [[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes to War]])
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Latest revision as of 12:31, 19 May 2024

Adam Lang kissing his husband, Jake Willis. (TV: Praxeus [+]Loading...["Praxeus (TV story)"])

Gay was slang, at least in the 20th and 21st centuries on Earth, for homosexuality. (TV: Let's Kill Hitler) It was, in some ways, synonymous with queer. (PROSE: Damaged Goods, Beyond the Sun) In this sense, it was not necessarily a pejorative, but merely a statement of sexual orientation. Other cases, however, may present it as a word also expressive of feelings of merriment.

However, it was also used as a clear insult, meaning "weak" or "ridiculous". Rose Tyler, for instance, once claimed that the Ninth Doctor was "so gay" for complaining about the pain of being slapped in the face by her mother Jackie Tyler. (TV: Aliens of London)

While reading an edition of Heat, the Ninth Doctor read an article about a celebrity couple. He remarked that it wouldn't last, since "he's gay and she's an alien." (TV: Rose)

Raoul often spent Saturday nights in Peterborough, going into gay clubs and pubs, looking for people who would be willing to be part of the audience for Glamorama. (PROSE: Hospitality)

Whilst talking to Lorna Bucket the Fat One said "We're the thin fat gay married Anglican Marines, why would we need names as well?" Referring to himself and his husband, the Thin One. (TV: A Good Man Goes to War)