![Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, Queer, Asexual, Gay identity.](https://i0.wp.com/www.gaylife.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/lgbtqia_1.png?resize=570%2C350&ssl=1)
As a gay guy, I often see reference to various identities: LGBT or LGBTQ or LGBTQI, etc. But I don't often stop to think about the true meaning of the letters that represent the rainbow of identities that so many of us have. So what is the gay identity?