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Here’s some controversial history for you: the word gay never meant “exclusively attracted to the same gender.” I got another callout post for using the term despite being attracted to multiple genders. The post made me think: “wait, when did ‘gay’ become exclusive to those attracted solely to the same gender?”

Gay didn’t come into popular use for sexual orientation until the 1950’s. Even then, it was a description of actions, not identity or attraction. When I kiss a woman, it’s gay. Extremely gay, in fact. 😳 The term bisexual wasn’t popular until around the same time as gay. This means there weren’t many popular terms to describe a broad range of sexuality outside of gay during the flourishing of our movements.

Gertrude Stein’s short 1922 short poem, “Miss Furr and Miss Skeene,” was actually the first time gay was used in writing for same-gender love. She used the term 139 times in 4 pages. Even then, it was about actions and not identity. I appreciate those who use gay as an umbrella term (when appropriate) rather than a concrete identity. While I prefer “queer” for myself, who doesn’t want to be “super gay” at least some of the time?