Gay New York Glossary

Gay New York Glossary

Acquiescence

Reluctantly accepting something under protest

Condemned

Sentenced to a punishment (typically death)

Construe

To interpret something (understand something) in a particular way

Dowager

A widowed person with property from their deceased spouse

Gay

A homosexual man

Homosexual

A gay man

Masquerade

To pretend

Neurotic

Mental illness characterized by neurosis

Penal

Punishment or institutions (usually jails) that dole out punishment

Pseudonym

A fake name (usually used by an author)

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