gejo

Esperanto

ĉielarka flago de geja fiero

Etymology

From English gay.

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ˈɡejo/
Hyphenation: gej‧o
Rhymes: -ejo

Noun

gejo (accusative singular gejon, plural gejoj, accusative plural gejojn)

gay, homosexual (especially of men)
- 2000, Joao Manoel Aguilera Junior, “Esperanto en geja parado”, in La Ondo de Esperanto, number 8-9:
  [E]sperantistoj en la 4a Parado de Geja Fiero en San-Paŭlo (Brazilo) portis sloganrubandon: “Esperanto, Lingvo Internacia, unuiganta la G.L.S-komunumon” (gejoj, lesboj kaj simpatiantoj).
  Esperantists in the 4th Gay Pride Parade in São Paulo (Brazil) carried a banner: "Esperanto, International Language, unifying the G.L.S. community" (gays, lesbians, and supporters).
Synonym: samseksemulo

Hyponyms

lesbo (“lesbian”)

Derived terms

geja (“gay”, adjective)
gejino (“gay woman”)
gejaĉo

See also

gaja (“joyous”)
samseksemo (“homosexuality”)

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