In the English-speaking world, the term gay had been used within the subculture for decades before becoming popularized by the gay rights movement began in 1969. As such, the current use of the term has its roots in the broader 19th century tradition of personality taxonomy. The legal and social status of people who perform homosexual acts or identify as gay or lesbian varies enormously across the world and in places remains hotly contested in political and religious debate. Although early writers also used the adjective homosexual to refer to homosexuality in general. Other terms include men who have sex with men or MSM (used in the medical community when specifically discussing sexual activity), homoerotic (referring to works of art), heteroflexible (referring to a person who identifies as heterosexual, but occasionally engages in same-sex sexual activities), and metrosexual.

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Mich. justices toss anti-gay benefits suit -- Queer Lesbian Gay News -- Gay.com
. for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) communities. same-sex partner benefits despite a harsh anti-gay state law, the Associated Press reported

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has denied health benefits to legal partners of its gay workers despite the New . for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) communities

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Unmarried gay couples lose health benefits - The Boston Globe
are dropping health benefits for unmarried gay couples, seven months after partner benefit "was an extension to equalize benefits for gay and lesbian

Deseret Morning News | Fight looms on gay benefits
. benefits to domestic partners of city employees has gay any, think legislation stopping Anderson's benefit plan wouldn't pass by a healthy margin

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Miami OKs gay benefits
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The Badger Herald - Michigan loses gay benefits
state amendment banning gay-marriage benefits, effectively prohibiting state that providing domestic-partner benefits to gay employees recognizes same-sex

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. gay city workers have their families covered under the benefits plan. strip health benefits from the domestic partners of its gay and lesbian employees

wcbstv.com - State Court Nixes NYC Gay Benefits Law
In a victory for Mayor Bloomberg, the state's highest court ruled an anti-discrimination law passed by the City Council over the mayor's objections was invalid.