Key:lgbtq:gay
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 lgbtq:gay
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| Indicates the gay-friendliness of a feature. |
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Status: approved
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The lgbtq:gay=* tag indicates the level of gay-friendliness of a feature.
Information must be verifiable. Only places which openly indicate whether they are gay-friendly should be tagged as such.
Definition
The definition of gay in the context of this tag is "men or man-adjacent people who are attracted to other men or man-adjacent people".[1] For lesbian features please use lgbtq:lesbian=*.
Values
| Value | Comment |
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| only | This feature only serves gay people. |
| primary | This feature primarliy serves gay people, but not exclusively. |
| welcome | This feature serves gay people but is not specifically catered to them. |
| no | This feature does not serve gay people. |
- ↑ While the term "gay" can refer to both homosexual people anywhere on the gender spectrum, it is more closely associated with homosexual men or man-adjacent people. The term "lesbian" refers to women or woman-adjacent people who are exclusively attracted to other women or woman-adjacent people. It's important to distinguish the two, as
lgbtq:gaymay be used to tag health facilities for gay men such as HIV clinics. Furthermore, defining gay inlgbtq:gayas referring to both homosexual men and women would result in no tags referring explicitly to gay men. From: Proposal:Lgbtq=* Revision