gayfolk

English

Etymology

From gay +‎ folk.

Noun

gayfolk pl (plural only)

1. (informal) Gay people.

   Antonym: straightfolk

   • 1992 November 23, Joseph E. Beason, “Re: gayfolk and cats”, in soc.motss‎^[1] (Usenet):

     SO's affection for cats is important, but not nearly as important as not being allergic!

   • 1993, Tikkun, page 38:

     The gayfolk on the Mall, from Chicago and Bridgeport, Santa Cruz and South Bend, Denver, Atlanta, and Honolulu, were of the formulaic ethnic diversity you'd expect in a forties Hollywood bomber crew (directed by George Cukor, maybe).

   • 2019 June 19, Brandon Thorp, “Why Miami Is the Greatest Gay Destination in America”, in Thrillist‎^[2]:

     South Beach is still full of debauched nightlife, much of it gay or lavender-tinged. But gentrification, which so often follows gayfolk to their ghettos, nudged much of the gay population out of Miami Beach in the 1990s.

Related terms

• cisfolk
• transfolk