\[ **BT: [[LGBTQ+]]** ] --- # gay > ‘Term used to describe the sexual identity of men and mascs who are sexually and/or romantically attracted to other men and mascs.’[^1] In the context of these notes, gay is used per this definition. However, it is worth noting that ‘gay’ is, colloquially, ‘often used as an identifier by people of all genders’.[^2] --- ## literature notes - [[Aldrich, Gay Lives, 2013]] - [[Ayres, ‘China Doll’, 1999]] - [[Bao, Queer Comrades, 2018]] - [[Drummond, ‘Asian Gay Men’s Bodies’, 2005]] [^1]: ‘Gay identity’, *[[sources/Homosaurus|Homosaurus: An International LGBTQ+ Linked Data Vocabulary]]*, last modified 23 February 2025, https://homosaurus.org/v4/homoit0000496. [^2]: ‘Gay identity’, *[[sources/Homosaurus|Homosaurus: An International LGBTQ+ Linked Data Vocabulary]]*, last modified 23 February 2025, https://homosaurus.org/v4/homoit0000496.