gayization
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]gayization (uncountable)
- The act or process of making something gay (homosexual).
- 2016, The Illuminati in Hollywood, Mark Dice:
- DeGeneres' confession [of lesbianism] was instrumental in the cultural shift and the "gayization" of American TV, landing her on the cover of Time magazine with the headline “Yep, I'm Gay.”
- 1982 April 17, Michael Bronsky, “What Are These Men Really Selling and Whom Are They Trying to Fool”, in Gay Community News, page 6:
- This gayization — or fagatizing, if you will — of advertising is the product of several factors. Inroads made by both feminism and the gay movement […] have allowed men to be different — to loosen up a bit, […]