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gay-in en · NOUN

Etymology

From gay + -in.

Meanings

  1. A form of protest where people assemble in a public place to promote gay rights.
    • On June 28, 1970, young gays in the city held a “Gay-in” in Golden Gate Park, and Gay Sunshine ran a photo of some of the participants in their inaugural issue […] 2012, Todd J. Ormsbee, The Meaning of Gay, page 313:
    • […] a “Gay-In” at Presidio Park […] 2015, Douglas M. Charles, Hoover's War on Gays: Exposing the FBI's "Sex Deviates" Program, page 327:

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