The Russian Gay
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learn_russianI was wondering (etymologically?) whether or not the Russian slang for gay comes from голубой the color or голубь the pigeon. I happened to find голубь from a 1960 edition of an Akhmanova dictionary my French teacher gave me. Would it be possible? In other languages, gays are also referred to as birds. Just a thought.
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