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Season 1 Episode 32 | 6m 3s
The word “GAY” has a long history in the English language, but why did “GAY” stop meaning “happy” and start referring “same sex relationships?” Watch this week’s episode of Origin of Everything to find out.
Aired: 06/08/18
Video has closed captioning.
History of the Word “Gay”
Why do we think there are only two genders? And how are sex and gender different?
Why Do We Eat Popcorn at The Movies?
What do the Great Depression and farm subsidies have to do with eating popcorn at movies?
Why Was Crossdressing Illegal?
Why was it illegal for women to wear men’s clothing and for men to wear women’s clothing?
Six Historically True Facts about Money
How did money come to be such a driving force of modern life?
Why Do All Malls Look the Same?
Why do all strip malls look the same, even across different states?
Why Did Europeans Enslave Africans?
Why were most slaves in America from West Africa?
Why Do Women Shave Their Legs?
Why do women shave their legs and armpit hair, but men don’t?
6 Weird Facts About the History of Birth Control
The history of birth control is very long and very odd.
Why Do We Say "Asian American" Not "Oriental"?
Why do Americans no longer use the word “Oriental”?
Why it Was Illegal to be Ugly?
For nearly 100 years it was illegal to be “ugly.” How did we put an end to this?
