pro-gay
Favoring same-sex relationships
Pro-gay means supportive of gay people and their rights.
The term appears in discussions of social policy, religious debates, and cultural attitudes: a pro-gay stance on marriage equality, pro-gay legislation.
It functions as the opposite of anti-gay or homophobic.
Cooperative partners united together
- allianceFormal union of parties
- backingAid or sponsorship
- championingVigorously supporting a cause
- endorsementFormal expression of support
support · PFLAG · friendship · solidarity · uplifting · standing with · speaking out · advocacy
Same status for all
- civil rightsGuaranteed individual legal protections
- human rightsInalienable personal freedoms
- anti-discriminationOpposing unfair differential treatment
- marriage equalitySame legal wedlock for all
legal protections · decriminalization · fairness · justice · equal treatment · hate crime laws · adoption rights · partner benefits
Willingness to accept difference
- inclusionBeing made part
- welcomingReceiving others warmly
- affirmationPositive statement of truth
- embracingHolding warmly, willingly accepting
open-mindedness · nonjudgmental · receptive · understanding · empathy · respect · unconditional · broad-mindedness
Refracted light arc
- paradeCeremonial public procession
- LGBTQSexual and gender minorities
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
- flagsSymbolic national cloths
festival · visibility · liberation · empowerment · out · queer · coming out · Pride Month
Direct effort for reform
- lobbyingAdvocating to decision-makers
- campaigningActively pursuing political support
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
march · rally · petition · grassroots · coalition · movement · reform · legislation
allies
Cooperative partners united together
- allianceFormal union of parties
- backingAid or sponsorship
- championingVigorously supporting a cause
endorsement · support · PFLAG · friendship · solidarity · uplifting · standing with · speaking out · advocacy · amplifying
equality
Same status for all
- civil rightsGuaranteed individual legal protections
- human rightsInalienable personal freedoms
- anti-discriminationOpposing unfair differential treatment
marriage equality · legal protections · decriminalization · fairness · justice · equal treatment · hate crime laws · adoption rights · partner benefits · nondiscrimination
tolerance
Willingness to accept difference
- inclusionBeing made part
- welcomingReceiving others warmly
- affirmationPositive statement of truth
embracing · open-mindedness · nonjudgmental · receptive · understanding · empathy · respect · unconditional · broad-mindedness · coexistence
rainbow
Refracted light arc
- paradeCeremonial public procession
- LGBTQSexual and gender minorities
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
flags · festival · visibility · liberation · empowerment · out · queer · coming out · Pride Month · rainbow flag
activism
Direct effort for reform
- lobbyingAdvocating to decision-makers
- campaigningActively pursuing political support
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
demonstration · march · rally · petition · grassroots · coalition · movement · reform · legislation · policy change
pro-gayanti-gay
Hostile toward homosexuality
homophobic · gay-bashing · queerphobic · heterosexist · heteronormative
pro-gaytraditionalist
Adherent to established customs
religious right · traditional values · fundamentalist · family values · reactionary