gate-keepy

== English == === Alternative forms === gatekeepy === Etymology === From gate-keep +‎ -y. === Adjective === gate-keepy (comparative gate-keepier, superlative gate-keepiest) (informal) Engaging in, characteristic of, or related to gatekeeping. 2018, anonymous, quoted in Holly Brown, "Blessing Or BS?: Examining The Therapy Experiences Of Transgender And Gender Nonconforming Clients Obtaining Referral Letters For Gender Affirming Medical Treatment", dissertation submitted to the University of Kentucky, page 43: And I think that was really helpful because it was respectful to me and my gender to not be like gatekeepy or anything like that. 2019, Tyler, quoted in Jacyie Weeks, "The Las Vegas Gaymers", Therapy, December 2019, page 18: I know that a lot of people in the queer community have had concerns with queer groups being gate-keepy or not being open to anyone who isn’t a cis white male, […] For more quotations using this term, see Citations:gate-keepy. ==== Synonyms ==== gatekeepery