Definition of  GAY (via  Merriam-Webster) 1 a  :  happily excited,  merry  <in a  gay  mood> b  :  keenly alive and exuberant  :  having or inducing high spirits  <a bird’s  gay  spring song> 2 a  :  bright,  lively  <gay  sunny meadows> b  :  brilliant in color Having embarked on knitwear, I’m having lots of fun making simple knit tops and mastering my knit techniques. I’d already earmarked this awesome red fabric with widely spaced navy blue & white stripes for a simple boat-necked T when  NZ’s Prime Minister stuck his foot in his mouth  and told someone they’d never make it because they were wearing ‘a gay red shirt’.  Wow.  Thanks John Key. Whatever your feelings on homosexuality, using personal descriptors as insults is  NOT OK. Everyone, up to and including Sir Ian McKellan, has come down on Mr Key for his comment.  He tried to defend himself by saying he heard his kids say it, and thought it meant ‘weird’.  I don’t think he’s helping his case at all. Someone decreed Friday the 9th of …