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.
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.