The gay world is often reprented as some sort of monolhic whole that has the same culture. That is a lie. It is actually broken down to a handful of substrata to which each gay belongs. Here they are.
Contents:
- AN ILLTRATED GUI TO REGNIZG YOUR GAY STEREOTYP
- 400+ MEAN AND WTY NICKNAM FOR GAY GUYS
- A HANDY GUI TO ALL GAY MEN
- CHICKENS AND OTTERS AND BEARS, OH MY! SIX TYP OF GAY YOU SHOULD PROBABLY KNOW BEFORE YOU TWEET
AN ILLTRATED GUI TO REGNIZG YOUR GAY STEREOTYP
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We all have iends who intify as lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer, tersex, asexual, or nonbary – wh a ton of variatns and subsets.
400+ MEAN AND WTY NICKNAM FOR GAY GUYS
“Homosexual” – This is an outdated, clil term scribg someone who experienc same-sex attractn, and ’s nsired rogatory. Its abbreviated form, “homo, ” is jt as bad. Use “gay” stead.
A HANDY GUI TO ALL GAY MEN
“Gay” – Used to scribe a man attracted to men, but n also refer to a woman attracted to women. While this is the preferred adjective, n be ed posively (“Grant, may gay iend, is an amazg fashn gu”), ntrally (“My iend Grant is gay”), or negatively (“Don’t hang out wh Grant or you might bee gay too”). Use the word rrectly: “Gay” do NOT mean bisexual or transgenr, and is not a synonym for “queer.
CHICKENS AND OTTERS AND BEARS, OH MY! SIX TYP OF GAY YOU SHOULD PROBABLY KNOW BEFORE YOU TWEET
“Fag/faggot/dyke” – The words have a history of beg ed a rogatory manner and are wily nsired sultg; however, you may see two gay men affectnately ll each other “fag” or an activist group that rporat the word “dyke.
It is not a synonym for “gay.