[Renegade]

I'm still trying to find out when " gay" became an adjective for a homosexual and not a description of a good time or a happy persona.

[Gimlet]

Try searching in a dictionary like the OED at your local library. Or even go on-line with a good search engine - you are just two clicks away. Why sit there wondering? I am sure you will find the answers interesting.

[Alissa]

I'm still trying to find out when " gay" became an adjective for a homosexual and not a description of a good time or a happy persona.

About 30 years ago! Maybe you're too young :)

[supercat]

I'm still trying to find out when " gay" became an adjective for a homosexual and not a description of a good time or a happy persona.

Between the Gay Nineties and the Gay Nineties.

[nancetc]

Well I guess the other part of the question is when did "fag" become a homosexual and not a reference to a cigarette?

[Fiddlstix]

I'm still trying to find out when " gay" became an adjective for a homosexual and not a description of a good time or a happy persona.

Me Too!

[BillyBoy]

>> I'm still trying to find out when " gay" became an adjective for a homosexual and not a description of a good time or a happy persona. << <<

I think it was the mid 1970s when a bunch of homosexuals started using it to make the activities they do around each other sound more jolly to the rest of us. It certainly hasn't been used in the "traditional" sense in my time...