Gay

Contributions by: Kleine~katze

Definitions and Usage
The term "gay" has three main meanings: - Strictly speaking, it refers to a man who is exclusively attracted to men. This label typically refers to sexual or romantic attraction, but it can be used to refer to any kind of attraction. - More liberally, "gay" can refer to anyone exclusively attracted to members of the same sex, such as lesbians. - Recently, "gay" has become a sort of shorthand for all members of the MOGAI community, similar to queer.

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.