Being Gay

Being gay is a common pejorative used to downplay the intrinsic quality of any entity, inanimate or otherwise. Gaining or giving the status of being gay is achieved in a variety of ways, as one can make, turn, force or even become Gay. Gayness is a usually a temporary condition; those afflicted must either wait an indeterminate amount of time, or treat the affliction by performing actions that makes them Straight.

Customs
Declaration of a person's gayness is always irrefutable, and no contest to the claim can be held. It is common to openly claim culpability for one's Gayness and express one's woe to their present company. Opposition to the label is usually viewed as being very Gay, so it is not common to do so, unless hard evidence can be used to prove otherwise. It is not considered to be a High Crime.

Causes
The status of ones Straightness is in constant threat, as the nature of being made gay hinges on very minute factors. It is known that the slightest and most insignificant actions can teeter the scales of ones Gayness, and is always at danger of tipping Gay. Including but not limited to:
 * Getting styled on


 * Being Cringe


 * Missing your entire spray


 * Talking about anything Real


 * Making any minor mistake


 * Something not going in your favor


 * Being humiliated


 * Losing

It has also been observed that even positive events, in excess, can render someone Gay. The mechanism for this happening is not well understood, but it is known that it is extremely funny when it does happen.

Treatment
There is no known cure for Being Gay. The highly mutagenic nature of Gay makes developing a vaccination impossible, but Win Induced Negation (W.I.N.) therapy is a promising procedure. Depending on the severity, it can commonly take up to almost double the amount of Win to counteract a given amount of Gay using current methods. Windustries has been researching ways to reduce the amount of Win needed during W.I.N. to counteract Gay.

Even after Being Gay for the first time, the afflicted do not seem to gain any kind of immunity to Being Gay, as many instances of relabeling can occur within a single day. It has been observed that being made Gay multiple times during a single day makes one more open to being made Gay much more easily, sharing an action mimicking AIDS. Research is also being done to study the claim that one can be "Forever made Gay."