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A person who is used as someone’s “coming out” relationship ; Somome who is used to help another person come out of the closet in a relationship, but said relationship is being used solely for that reason and not because there are any feelings involved. The person being used is unaware of this.
Person 1: ooh, did you see who she’s with? Those two girls are my otp.
Person 2: yeah I saw, but she’s just using her as a gaytway.

Person 1: hey did you see who the quarterback is with? Some fag!

Person 2: yes I saw, but he’s just using that poor guy as a gaytway. He doesn’t have any actual feelings for him. Just an attention whore seeking more attention.
Gaytway by godandanime04 October 24, 2018
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the safeway store in the Castro district in San Francisco.
Hey, I'm going to the gayway do you need anything.
gayway by nick May 13, 2006

gayaway spray 

A spray used to get rid of the homosexuality around you.
Why pray the gay away, when you can spray the gay away with gayaway spray?
gayaway spray by penis teeth June 4, 2018
When a homosexual is set on having relations/a relationship with their straight friend; assuming that they will eventually reciprocate their feelings. It is, essentially, gay layaway.
Felicia: Why don’t you let go of Micheal and find someone that will love you?

James: Girl, bye. I got him on gayaway. He’ll be mine soon.
Gayaway by JoociSmoolyei October 15, 2021
A play on the word layaway. Refering to the popular yet misguided assumption that bisexual people are "confused" and only come out as bisexual as part of a process that leads to them eventually coming out as gay. Often derogatory or offensive.

See also bi now, gay later
Jane may think she's bisexual, but we know she's on gayaway.
gayaway by Frobaggin February 5, 2010

GAYteway 

An action or substance that is not gay by itself, but is believed to encourage the user to experiment with gayer things.
Bro1 - Dude I've started listening to the scissor sisters laterly.

Bro2 - You know they're a GAYteway band right?
GAYteway by Dwizzelf October 30, 2010