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In , gay author Larry Kramer published a novel, "Faggots," about the gay lifestyle in New York City in the s. Set prior to the AIDS epidemic, the novel explores the carefree—and sometimes hedonistic—lifestyle of a group of gay men.

Faggot, used as a discriminatory term, has expanded beyond gay men. It is often used by the youth in online communities to describe any queer person or someone who differs from the norm. In some cases, the term is completely unrelated to homosexuality and simply used as an insult due to its negative connotation, similar to gay.