| 单词 | gay ghetto |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgay ghetto gay ghetto n. colloquial an urban area with a significant gay population and a high concentration of businesses catering primarily to this community (sometimes characterized negatively as isolationist or segregated); cf. gay village n. ΚΠ 1964 Two (Toronto) No. 2. 30 Who wants a gay ghetto in Toronto? 1970 N.Y. Times 31 Aug. 28 Police harassment of homosexuals had been intensified within the last three weeks in the ‘gay ghettos’ of Manhattan. 1994 P. Hindle in S. Whittle Margins of City i. 13 One possible end product of the creation of gay space is a segregated ‘gay ghetto’, similar to ethnic and racial ghettos, but in this case defined by a combination of sexuality, lifestyle and culture. 2004 Gay Times Feb. 117/1 The last thing I want from a holiday is to swap the fast-lane, 24/7 concrete-jungle of queer London for the gay ghetto of another large city. < as lemmas |
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