Log in to comment on this word. Word of the day: manticore. a monster with a lion's body, a scorpion's tail, and a man's head with three rows of teeth. It roamed the jungles of India and, like the Sphinx , would ask travellers a riddle and kill them when they failed to answer it. See full definition.
The Q stands for queer, which is an umbrella term used to reference those in the LGBTQ community that are not straight or asexual. , music lover, book worm, body dancer, yoga practitioner, ex french teacher.
Gay is an adjective, not a noun; it is sometimes used. as a shorthand term encompassing gay, lesbian. and bisexual orientations (though not transgender. people or gender identity). Also, while many lesbians. may identify as gay, the term lesbian(s) is clearer. when talking only about a woman or women. Opponents of LGBT equality often use words like. âhomosexualâ to stigmatize gay people by reducing. their lives to purely sexual terms.