I heard he got in trouble with some quarters on Radio 1 a couple of weeks back (he said someone's ringtone or something was "a bit gay"?) The BBC gave him the benefit of the doubt, saying it was common use in that context for the word to mean "rubbish". Fair enough if he didnt mean to cause offence.
I didnt hear the actual piece (I was on holiday) but if he meant crap/rubbish I wonder why didnt he just say that???
On the other hand, its been said the word gay has been in use since the 1920's (I think?) as a word in polari, a secret language employed by the gay community.
Gay = Good As You
Naff = Not Available For F*cking
etc
