Miss Gay Puerto, Misamis Oriental
In connection with the celebration of +gay marriage in +America. In + Cagayan de Oro and it's near provinces there is always a beauty competition in every fiesta as a sign of equality for all gender practices.
Gay is a term that primarily
refers to a homosexual person or the trait of being homosexual. The term was
originally used to refer to feelings of being "carefree",
"happy", or "bright and showy".
The term's use as a reference to
homosexuality may date as early as the late 19th century, but its use gradually
increased in the 20th century. In modern English, gay has come to be used as an
adjective, and as a noun, referring to the people, especially to gay males, and
the practices and cultures associated with homosexuality. By the end of the
20th century, the word gay was recommended by major LGBT groups and style
guides to describe people attracted to members of the same sex.
At about the same time, a new,
pejorative use became prevalent in some parts of the world. In the Anglosphere,
this connotation, among younger speakers, has a meaning ranging from derision
(e.g., equivalent to rubbish or stupid) to a light-hearted mockery or ridicule
(e.g., equivalent to weak, unmanly, or lame). In this use, the word rarely
means "homosexual", as it is often used, for example, to refer to an
inanimate object or abstract concept of which one disapproves. The extent to
which these usages still retain connotations of homosexuality has been debated
and harshly criticized.
