gay lib
noun informal
Short for gay liberation. [as modifier]: the gay lib movement...
- Gay lib only really took off in the 1960s.
- The primary slogan of gay lib was "come out, wherever you are," and gays did come out in large numbers.
- One might argue that the traditional gay lib views on topics ranging from transsexual visibility to sexual liberation are old hat.
Derivatives
gay libber
- Gay libbers saw effeminacy as a sign of the inability to stand up to the dominant culture.
- What gay man wants a gay libber for a lover?
- I consider myself a Gay Libber, proud to wear a pink triangle.