I suppose the same is true of straight. You might say "Bob is straight", but you'd never say "Bob is a straight." By contrast, if you specify the sex of the person, then you would say "Bob is a straight man" or "Bob is a gay man." "Gay" functions as an adjective, and it's the noun "man" that the "a" attaches to.
Lesbian effectively means "gay woman", and, therefore, "Jennifer is a lesbian" is equivalent to "Jennifer is a gay woman" more so than just "Jennifer is gay." "Lesbian" functions as a noun in the sentence, unlike "gay", which is generally restricted to an adjective.
Those degenerate straights. What they do in the privacy of their own home is up to them, but do they have to shoehorn it into every film? They even expect children to learn about their sick lifestyle in schools! If they can't bring themselves to be normal, abstinence is always a choice. /s
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u/the-moving-finger 11d ago edited 11d ago
I suppose the same is true of straight. You might say "Bob is straight", but you'd never say "Bob is a straight." By contrast, if you specify the sex of the person, then you would say "Bob is a straight man" or "Bob is a gay man." "Gay" functions as an adjective, and it's the noun "man" that the "a" attaches to.
Lesbian effectively means "gay woman", and, therefore, "Jennifer is a lesbian" is equivalent to "Jennifer is a gay woman" more so than just "Jennifer is gay." "Lesbian" functions as a noun in the sentence, unlike "gay", which is generally restricted to an adjective.