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'''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]].
'''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]].


However, it was also used as 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]]'')
However, it was also used as 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]]'')


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