Otter is a term ed by gay men, referrg to a subset of men who blend the physil and social tras of both bears and twks, both vokg and fyg tradnal...
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One of the many long-standg gay subcultur, a bear an LGBTQIA+ ntext is a large, hairy queer man who self-intifi wh the 'bear' label. Beg a bear b genr exprsn, genr inty, and sexualy; a large, hairy straight man would not be a bear. They are generally... * bear in gay world *
One of the many long-standg gay subcultur, a bear an LGBTQIA+ ntext is a large, hairy queer man who self-intifi wh the 'bear' label. The gay tribe for big, hairy, hunky men" (2018-05-18). 2 "Popular Gay Slang Inspired by the Animal Kgdom" (05-04-2016).
Maki: "[ Gay Subculture Intifitn:. Trag Counselors to Work Wh Gay Men]". The Bear Book II: Further Readgs the History and Evolutn of a Gay Male Subculture.
1 John Hollywood: "Gay Men: Are You a Jock, Otter, Bear or Wolf? Gay Star News.
Bear is a subcultural term ed primarily by gay men, referrg to a subset of men who embrace and subvert tradnal masculy and fy the stereotyp typilly... * bear in gay world *
Suffice to say, “bear” is often fed as more of an attu than anythg else – a sense of fort wh our natural masculy and bodi that is not slavish to the vogu of male attractivens that is so mon gay circl and the culture at large. Often ed to refer to asexual people a siar manner as “gay” or “straight” are ed to refer to homosexual or heterosexual people.
Ally: A person who supports and rpects sexual diversy, acts acrdgly to challenge homophobic and heterosexist remarks and behavrs, and is willg to explore and unrstand the forms of bias wh themselv.
A gay or bisexual man who has facial/body hair and a cuddly body. An umbrella term that refers to members of a subculture the gay and bisexual male muni and is often fed as more of an attu or sense of fort wh natural masculy and bodi.
For those who are still the dark as to what all those labels for var typ of gay mal actually signify, this lk generoly... * bear in gay world *
Bicur: An dividual who typilly intifi as gay or straight while showg some cursy for a relatnship or sexual activy wh a person of the genr they do not favor. (Related terms: heteroflexible, homoflexible).
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Sometim adopted affirmatively by gay men to refer to themselv. Faghag/Ffly: A woman who associat mostly or exclively wh gay or bisexual men.
Fluid: A sexual or genr inty that exists beyond a bary system of eher gay or straight, man or woman.
Gay: At tim, “gay” is ed to refer to all people, regardls of sex, who have their primary sexual and or romantic attractns to people of the same sex.