Is it normal to assume "lesbian" is equivalent to "gay?"

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  • Hey people, grammar time:

    "She is a lesbian,"

    or

    "She is lesbian."

    The second one doesn't sound right, because lesbian is not the predicate adjective but the predicate nominative. But!

    "She is gay,"

    or

    "She is a gay,"

    The second one doesn't sound right either. It sounds mildly offensive, but technically correct because gay can be a noun or an adjective. Gay is a predicate adjective in the first sentence.

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