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Help[Opinions] What is the gayest name?
I saw a deleted thread on here discussing the gayest name and was disappointed with the way it was going. I've made this account to definitively say that the gayest name is Ryan. I am a gay guy btw so you can trust me
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As a bisexual woman, I'm not entirely sure what constitutes "gayness" in a name and if the intention of this thread is genuine or trolling in nature. Any name can be had by any type of person regardless of sexuality. The only exception that comes to mind would potentially be unusual names used by notable gay/ lesbian figures, celebrities, characters etc. But even than their might be straight figures to counter it so it's all relative.
Well, I'm a straight woman, and my two closest male gay friends - in different countries, different hemispheres - are both married to men named Damien. I don't think of it, or of their names, as specifically gay: it's just another pleasant name, suitable for anyone.
To older generations of gay men in the United States Christopher and Bruce had gay stereotypes -- Christopher probably because of Christopher Street in Greenwich Village in New York City, and Bruce because of Bruce Wayne, the alter ego of Batman. Back in the 1950s when there was a campaign against comic books being harmful to children, a psychiatrist who wrote a book against them mentioned that two of his gay patients had the fantasy that Batman and Robin were really a same-sex couple, and that, plus the fact that one could use the "lisping" stereotype of gay men back then to pronounce it "Bruth", led to Bruce being used in many jokes as a "gay" name.
Then a bit later, in 1973 Lance got somewhat of a gay stereotype because of Lance Loud, the gay son on PBS's "An American Family", one of the very first "reality" TV programs.
Then a bit later, in 1973 Lance got somewhat of a gay stereotype because of Lance Loud, the gay son on PBS's "An American Family", one of the very first "reality" TV programs.
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Gaylord Skulhus Fagerland Jr.
Although he was straight
Although he was straight
This message was edited 6/17/2024, 11:11 PM
How old are you??
I think it's pretty colloquial among younger people in some places, to consider "gay" as a quality of things that is neutral-to-positive. I've heard my daughter who is a teenager, use "gay" to characterize things aesthetically - and it is certain that she means to praise them, not denigrate them. If you suspected it was offensive, the response is quizzical because, like, what's even wrong with gayness? Nothing.
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I'm a gay dude, and my name is William; I usually always go by Will, lmao. I'm not sure what would make a name "gay"...I'm just a homosexual man, who happens to bear a certain name, lol. Is this based on harmful stereotypes, or just statistics of gay men you've met with a name? Anyways, Ryan...I'd totally date a dude with that name; I've only met handsome ones. 👍🏻
inappropriate. Delete please.
Gaylord. I think it is pretty subjective. Happy Pride Month!
When was that then? No threads like that have been deleted any time recently.
I'm a gay guy, and yes, Ryan's pretty gay to me.
I'm not sure about gayest name but the most bisexual name is definitely Cleo
I don't find Ryan a gay name either. Here are some names that look and/or sound "gay". Of course, my list is subjective.
Algernon
Bartholomew
Basil
Beauregard
Cecil
Cedric
Cyril
Gaylord
Gaynor
Lysander
Peregrine
Sacheverell
Wesley
Algernon
Bartholomew
Basil
Beauregard
Cecil
Cedric
Cyril
Gaylord
Gaynor
Lysander
Peregrine
Sacheverell
Wesley
My late SIL used to tell unfunny 'jokes' about ... various minorities mostly, I guess, and I just smiled bravely and started talking about something else. I did this a few times when she had told a 'joke' (not the same one every time!) about Cecil and Cedric. I never told her that my Dad's name had been Cecil and there was no question of his orientation. Why she did it, I don't know: nobody else in the family ever did.
I have no association with Ryan being gay at all, and I personally don't see any name to be "gayer" than another lol
However, my teacher (context: I was writing about LGBT+ representation in media) told me she thought Basil was a very gay name
As for myself, I suppose I'd pitch in Gaynor and Gaylord because, you know, Gay
Edit: Ryan to me is a little boy with a voice so gritty, he might have well as swallowed razorblades (this boy was real, he was in my primary school and I have no further association with Ryan)
However, my teacher (context: I was writing about LGBT+ representation in media) told me she thought Basil was a very gay name
As for myself, I suppose I'd pitch in Gaynor and Gaylord because, you know, Gay
Edit: Ryan to me is a little boy with a voice so gritty, he might have well as swallowed razorblades (this boy was real, he was in my primary school and I have no further association with Ryan)
This message was edited 6/17/2024, 12:24 PM
Gay as in happy right?
Like Felicity maybe?
I think Felicity is more ‘good luck’? Pretty name