Gay

Contributions by: Kleine~katze

Definitions and Usage
The term gay has three main meanings: The first being someone who experiences attraction that is similar to, resembles that of, or is that of a man who exclusively loves men. This label typically refers to sexuality or romantic attraction, but it can be used to refer to any kind of attraction. Gay can also mean someone who is part of the MOGAI community, regardless of if they are a man, or are attracted to men. This definition is related to the usage of gay as an insult. Everyone in the MOGAI community can receive that insult regardless of their orientation, so it has become a synonym for MOGAI. The final usage of gay is someone who is exclusively attracted to the same, or similar, gender(s). Under this definition, lesbians can be called gay, along with anyone who is only attracted to people with a similar gender to themselves.

Flags
There are an incredible amount of proposed flags which try to represent different definitions of the word "gay". The rainbow flags typically refer to the second definition, and are representing the whole MOGAI community. Those flags are usually referred to as LGBT flags, since LGBT is the most widely used acronym. More recently, several flags have been proposed specifically to represent the first definition of gay. The original Gilbert Baker pride flag has eight stripes. The first, hot pink, represents sexuality. Red represents life, orange represents healing, yellow represents sunlight, green represents nature, turquoise represents magic/art, indigo represents serenity, and violet represents spirit. The seven stripe derivative can be assumed to have the same meanings, minus the hot pink stripe. The six striped derivative can be assumed to have the same meanings for most stripes, but it is unclear if the royal blue stripe is a combination of the turquoise and indigo stripes, or if it has a new meaning. The Philadelphia pride flag has two extra stripes on top of the six striped rainbow flag, one is black and the other is brown. These stripes represent people of color within the MOGAI community.