RE:

[xoder]

Why does the other always start with "g"? Gringo, gaijin, goy/im, gay.
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[codepoet.livejournal.com]

Now you're making me wonder who took the word that used to mean "happy" and applied it to homosexuals so much its original meaning was lost.

[xoder.livejournal.com]

I think it had something to do with extramarital sex w/o pregnancy repercussions as well as no pressure to marry.

[codepoet.livejournal.com]

That would suggest (as I guessed) that it was adopted and embraced by homosexuals, in which case it doesn't count as an outsider-word.

[xoder.livejournal.com]

Perhaps. But also, it may have been impressed upon by straights feeling constrained by their societal obligations. Regardless, it is used as an outsider word on the playground, so it counts in my book.