Meanings
- uncountableThe act or process of making something gay (homosexual).
DeGeneres' confession [of lesbianism] was instrumental in the cultural shift and the "gayization" of American TV, landing her on the cover of Time magazine with the headline “Yep, I'm Gay.”
2016, The Illuminati in Hollywood, Mark Dice1 more example
This gayization — or fagatizing, if you will — of advertising is the product of several factors. Inroads made by both feminism and the gay movement […] have allowed men to be different — to loosen up a bit, […]
1982 April 17, Michael Bronsky, “What Are These Men Really Selling and Whom Are They Trying to Fool”, in Gay Community News, page 6
Origin
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gayization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gayization
“gayization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gayization. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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