He is a homosexual. That person identifies as a member of the LGBTQ+ community. The person in question is gay. Nick belongs to the LGBTQ+ community. Nick is homosexual. He identifies as gay. He is homosexual. That person is open about being a member of the LGBTQ+ community. The person in question is gay. The man openly embraces his LGBTQ+ identity.
The man is gay. The individual identifies as gay. That gentleman is gay. He belongs to the gay community. He is gay. He identifies as a homosexual. Nick is gay. Nick is open about being gay. He is a queer person. He openly embraces his queer identity.