"ex-gay" meaning in All languages combined

See ex-gay on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Etymology: From ex- + gay. Etymology templates: {{af|en|ex-|gay}} ex- + gay Head templates: {{en-adj|-|head=ex-gay}} ex-gay (not comparable)
  1. (pseudoscience) Of or pertaining to the movement that considers homosexuality a disease and claims it can be cured by conversion therapy. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Pseudoscience, LGBT Derived forms: ex-ex-gay, ex-gay therapy Translations (of the movement against homosexuality): ex-gay (French), ex-gai (Galician), ex-gay (Italian), 脱ゲイ (datsu gei) (alt: だつゲイ) (Japanese), ex-gay [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), екс-ге̑ј [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), eks-gȇj [Latin] (Serbo-Croatian), ex-gay [feminine, masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-ex-gay-en-adj-IGufPTS2 Disambiguation of LGBT: 51 49 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with ex-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with ex-: 50 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Topics: pseudoscience

Noun [English]

Forms: ex-gays [plural]
Etymology: From ex- + gay. Etymology templates: {{af|en|ex-|gay}} ex- + gay Head templates: {{en-noun|head=ex-gay}} ex-gay (plural ex-gays)
  1. (pseudoscience, especially in the plural) A person who considers themselves or is considered by others to be no longer homosexual, usually due to conversion therapy. Tags: especially, in-plural Categories (topical): Pseudoscience, LGBT, People
    Sense id: en-ex-gay-en-noun-psh4xzle Disambiguation of LGBT: 51 49 Disambiguation of People: 38 62 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with ex-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with ex-: 50 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 39 61 Topics: pseudoscience

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