Difference between Gay and Queer

What is the difference between Gay and Queer?

Gay as an adjective is happy, joyful, and lively. while Queer as an adjective is (somewhat old-fashioned) weird, odd or different.

Gay

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Happy, joyful, and lively. Festive, bright, or colourful. Homosexual. Characteristic of homosexual appearance or behavior (often in a stereotypical sense). Feminine in behavior, or, non-masculine, behaving in a way associated with females. Used to express dislike: Lame, uncool. Upright or curved over the back.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: a homosexual, especially a male homosexual; see also lesbian.

Example sentence: We need someone who will stand up and speak up and speak out for the people who need help, for people who are being discriminated against. And it doesn't matter whether they are black or white, Latino, Asian or Native American, whether they are straight or gay, Muslim, Christian, or Jews.

Queer

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: (somewhat old-fashioned) weird, odd or different.(somewhat old-fashioned) slightly unwell (mainly in to feel queer).homosexual.having to do with homosexuality, bisexuality, transgenderism etc.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A person who is or appears homosexual, or who has homosexual qualities.A person of atypical sexuality or sexual identity.General term of abuse, casting aspersions on target's sexuality; compare .

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: queerly

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To render an endeavor or agreement ineffective or null.To reevaluate or reinterpret a work with an eye to sexual orientation and/or to gender, as by applying queer theory.

Example sentence: The only queer people are those who don't love anybody.

We hope you now know whether to use Gay or Queer in your sentence.

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