I will admit that I use the word 'gay' in sentances very often. It's just a word like 'stupid' or 'dumb' to me but it doesn't mean I have anything against gay people, one of my best friends is a lesbian and she even uses the word. She doesn't see anything wrong with it.

Sure if I knew someone took offence to it I would refrain from saying it around them. But it's one of the most commonly used describing words in my area and no one has a problem with it. No one is trying to offend homosexual people by saying the word 'gay' if they were then I could see a problem with it but otherwise no.