gold star gay
English
Etymology
From gold star + gay, from gold star awards for being outstanding.
Pronunciation
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Noun
gold star gay (plural gold star gays)
- (slang) A gay man who has never had sex with a woman.
- 1991 February, Carol A. Queen, “The Queer in Me”, in Loraine Hutchins, Lani Kaahumanu, editors, Bi Any Other Name: Bisexual People Speak Out[1], 1st edition, Boston: Alyson Publications, →ISBN, pages 19–20:
- Visualize [Alfred] Kinsey's famous het-homo continuum. Bisexuality begins the minute we step off the zero, heterosexual end. We don't hit unambiguous dry land again until we get to Six,[sic] at the other side of the ocean where gold-star gays and lesbians dwell.
- 2012 January 25, Tristan Timothy, “Never Gonna Get It: Gay Dating in the City”, in Maximillian Corwell, editor, David Magazine[2], number 680, Atlanta, page 12:
- While I'm totally comfortable being a "Gold Star Gay" I do find it emasculating that most bottoms I've been with have been all the way with those of the fairer sex.
- 2016 November 15, Chancellor Agard, “Andy Cohen talks almost losing gold star gay status in threesome”, in Entertainment Weekly[3]:
- Andy Cohen prides himself on being a “gold star gay,” which means he’s never hooked up with a woman.
- 2019, Lynn Townsend, Got the Blues[4], JMS Books, →ISBN:
- “She's trying to challenge my status as a gold star gay,” Beau said. “I swear, she thinks if she flashes her tits at me enough, I'll actually want to do something with them.”