How did the Sodomites co-opt a perfectly good word like “gay”. There is nothing “gay” or “happy” about Sodomites. They are the most miserable, suicide prone, clinically depressed, medicated, and most likely to die at an average age of 45...
“Gay” was a closeted word that goes back at least to the 1920s. You can hear it being used in a Cary Grant movie when he’s caught wearing a woman’s kimono.
Because the evil thrill is just about the only cheer they get.