gay pride

noun

1

often Gay Pride : respect and appreciation especially among gay people (see gay entry 1 sense 1a) for the gay community and its members

… Bono altered the lyric of 'Pride' to sing ' … they could not take your gay pride …'

—U2.com

… the first-ever all-gay issue of an academic journal. … and the emphasis was upon celebration and gay pride rather than resentment and grievances.

—Rictor Norton

broadly : respect and appreciation especially among LGBTQ+ people for the LGBTQ+ community and its members

… the summer celebration of diversity and gay pride that brings tens of thousands of LGBTQ+ visitors to Central Florida for parties, competitions and theme park meet-ups …

—Stephen Hudak

… six storytellers will share their personal queer journeys, and what gay pride means in an atmosphere of increasing hate and divisiveness against the community …

—Victoria Ivie

2

often Gay Pride : an event or series of events celebrating and affirming the rights, equality, and culture of gay people and/or LGBTQ+ people

Gay Pride is another extremely popular event in the city with … live music, parties and political debates taking place for a week each summer.

—trivago.com

I'll never forget getting ready at the café for my first Gay Pride with a group of colorfully dressed young men and women, excited, drunk before noon to calm our nerves, listening to an endless loop of Depeche Mode in the background.

—Rudy Renaud

—often used before another noun

One of the world's oldest and largest gay pride parades turned into a carnival-like celebration of same-sex marriage … as hundreds of thousands of revelers rejoiced …

—Verena Dobnik

You see Gay Pride flags throughout June …

—Paul Kengor

Word History

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for gay pride

• abide
• allied
• applied
• aside
• astride
• azide
• backside
• bankside
• bastide
• bayside
• bedside
• belied