Meanings
proper noun
- A town in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States, adjacent to Louisa, Kentucky.
Twenty-six-year-old Josh Moore was banned because officials said he'd broken Xbox's code of conduct by saying he lives in Fort Gay, West Virginia - a name branded offensive by the company.
2010 September 10, Dan Whitworth, “Xbox apologises over 'gay' suspension”, in BBC, archived from the original on 02 Apr 2025
Origin
A log fort was built here in 1789, who Gay was is unknown. Chartered as Cassville in 1875, and officially renamed Fort Gay in 1932.
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APA
Fort Gay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fort%20Gay
MLA
“Fort Gay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fort%20Gay. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Fort Gay,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fort%20Gay.
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