gay men
man who is sexually or romantically attracted to other men
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Summary
gay men is a group of men[1]. It draws 15,242 Wikipedia views per month (group of men category, ranking #1 of 6).[2]
Key Facts
- Flag: gay men's pride flag[3]
- Subclass of: male human[4], LGBTQ man[5], homosexual[6], androphile[7], achillean[8]
- Commons category: Gay men[9]
- Said to be the same as: Uranian[10], gay[11], men who have sex with men[12]
- Opposite of: heterosexual male[13], lesbian[14], heterosexual female[15]
- Unicode character: ⚣[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Gay men[17]
- Has characteristic: male homosexuality[18], achillean[19]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C202021[20]
- Short name: MLM[21]
- Different from: baklâ[22]
- History of topic: history of gay men[23]
- Hashtag: gaymen[24]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Art+Feminism[25], WikiProject LGBTQ+ studies[26], Wiki99/LGBT+[27]
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Influence
Things named for gay men include LGBTQ term[28], an initialism[29].
Why It Matters
gay men has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 119 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]
Entities named for it include LGBTQ term[28], an initialism[29].