by Jordan Redman Staff Wrer Do you know what the word gay really means? The word gay dat back to the 12th century and om the Old French “gai,” meang “full of joy or mirth.” It may also relate to the Old High German “gahi,” meang impulsive.
Contents:
- 5 FACTS BEHD THE "GAY" EAR
- WHICH EAR IS THE GAY EAR? IT’S THE LEFT, HERE’S WHY!
- WHICH EAR IS THE GAY EARRG? WHICH EAR IS THE STRAIGHT EAR?
- THE HISTORY OF THE WORD “GAY”
- GAY RIGHTS MOVEMENT
5 FACTS BEHD THE "GAY" EAR
The “gay” ear refers to when men pierced their right earlobe the 1970s to show the world they were gay. Here are more facts om Pri Palace about the “gay” ear. * where did the gay ear come from *
Have you ever heard the term "gay ear"?
Now ’s nsired a fad that has bee passe, but at one time, people really ed as a tell-tale sign of whether a young man was gay or not.
WHICH EAR IS THE GAY EAR? IT’S THE LEFT, HERE’S WHY!
Which ear is the gay earrg? You might rell hearg that if a man wore an earrg on the right ear, that meant he was gay. At the same time, the left ear is straight. * where did the gay ear come from *
Fact 1: The “Gay Ear” Referred To a Man Havg His Right Ear Pierced.
When people talked about the gay ear, they referred to a specific ear beg pierced on a man. This trend didn't clu women the gay ear fad bee, most Wtern cultur sce the 1950s, has generally been a cultural norm for femal to have their ears pierced. But wasn't until the late 1960s that people attributed a man who had his ear pierced to beg gay.
WHICH EAR IS THE GAY EARRG? WHICH EAR IS THE STRAIGHT EAR?
* where did the gay ear come from *
Fact 3: Right Earlobe Meant Gay, Left Earlobe Meant Straight.
THE HISTORY OF THE WORD “GAY”
The practice of ear piercg history began to thread through hippie muni first and then through the gay muny.
GAY RIGHTS MOVEMENT
Some straight people also enjoyed the trend and tablished that the left earlobe signified that they were not gay, even though they were a man wh a sgle pierced ear.
Though some people preferred to have both ears pierced, the LGBT muny quickly cid that if a man had one ear pierced, namely the right one, on the earlobe, was a vert signal that he was gay.
Fact 4: The Gay Ear Was Used for Gay Signalg.