голубой

Etymology
, from. ; the sense refers to the bluish tint of the bird's neck plumage.

The usage for "homosexual" was derived from a slang word used by gay men during the 1960's, referring to the pigeons in Sverdlov Square in Moscow where gay men used to meet secretly. The usage was also derived from a song in the 1951 film "We are for peace" (Мы за мир), "Fly, doves" (Летите, голуби) by, where the first lines "fly, doves, fly" (Летите, голуби, летите) were used to warn gay men about a coming police or KGB raid.

Adjective

 * 1) light blue, sky blue, azure
 * 2)  ideal
 * 3)  gay, homosexual (mostly related to male homosexuals, i.e. not lesbian)
 * 1)  ideal
 * 2)  gay, homosexual (mostly related to male homosexuals, i.e. not lesbian)
 * 1)  ideal
 * 2)  gay, homosexual (mostly related to male homosexuals, i.e. not lesbian)
 * 1)  ideal
 * 2)  gay, homosexual (mostly related to male homosexuals, i.e. not lesbian)
 * 1)  ideal
 * 2)  gay, homosexual (mostly related to male homosexuals, i.e. not lesbian)
 * 1)  gay, homosexual (mostly related to male homosexuals, i.e. not lesbian)
 * 1)  gay, homosexual (mostly related to male homosexuals, i.e. not lesbian)
 * 1)  gay, homosexual (mostly related to male homosexuals, i.e. not lesbian)

Usage notes

 * and (different shades of blue) name distinct basic colors in Russian, as different from each other as blue and green would be for an English speaker; Russian does not have one single color term corresponding to "blue".
 * is more preferred by the gay community in Russia, because it sounds less offensive and more accepting than other terms like or the more offensive.

Noun

 * 1)  male gay (neutral term, see also гей, педераст, гомосексуалист)