gayization

English

Etymology

gay +‎ -ization

Noun

gayization (uncountable)

1. The act or process of making something gay (homosexual).
   • 2016, The Illuminati in Hollywood, Mark Dice:

     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.”

   • 1982 April 17, Michael Bronsky, “What Are These Men Really Selling and Whom Are They Trying to Fool”, in Gay Community News, page 6:

     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, […]