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gay rights

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The concept that people of minority sexual orientations such as homosexuality (gay people), are entitled to the same rights and considerations as heterosexuals.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

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18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 同性戀權利 /同性恋权利 (tóngxìngliàn quánlì) — gay rights
  • Dutch: homorechten — gay rights
  • Esperanto: samseksemaj rajtoj — gay rights
  • Esperanto: gejrajtoj — gay rights
  • Esperanto: GLAT-rajtoj — gay rights
  • French: droits des homosexuels — gay rights
  • West-Frisian: homorjochten — gay rights
  • Georgian: ჰომოსექსუალთა უფლებები (homoseksualta uplebebi) — gay rights
  • Georgian: ლგბტ უფლებები (lgbṭ uplebebi) — gay rights
  • German: Schwulenrechte — gay rights
  • German: Lesben- und Schwulenrechte — gay rights
  • Japanese: 同性愛者の権利 (dōseiaisha no kenri) — gay rights
  • Lithuanian: gėjų teisės — gay rights
  • Russian: права́ ге́ев (pravá géjev) — gay rights
  • Slovak: práva homosexuálov — gay rights
  • Slovak: práva LGBTI — gay rights
  • Slovak: práva gejov — gay rights
  • Swedish: HBT-rättigheter — gay rights