1
edit
Gay: Difference between revisions
From Tardis Wiki, the free Doctor Who reference
no edit summary
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
'''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. | '''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 " | 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]]'') | ||
[[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]]'') | [[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]]'') | ||
