"gay icon" meaning in English

See gay icon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: gay icons [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} gay icon (plural gay icons)
  1. A celebrity who is much admired by gay men and/or lesbians. Wikipedia link: gay icon Categories (topical): LGBT, People Hyponyms: dykon (english: celebrity much admired by lesbians) Translations (celebrity): homoikoni (Finnish)

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