The Extinction of Gay Identity
Being gay is becoming something harder to define that in previous years. The word gay tells you about a person’s lusts and loves, but it used to tell you more — about his or her boldness, irreverence, independence. It connoted a particular journey and pronounced struggle, and had its own soundtrack, fashions, and short list of celebrity icons. Not so anymore.
The Extinction of Gay Identity
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