gay

bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

a cheery hello

a gay sunny room

brightly colored and showy

girls decked out in brave new dresses

brave banners flying

homosexual or arousing homosexual desires

given to social pleasures often including dissipation

led a gay Bohemian life

a gay old rogue with an eye for the ladies

offering fun and gaiety

a festive (or festal) occasion

gay and exciting night life

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

when hearts were young and gay

a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"- Wordsworth

someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex