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.
Contents:
- 5 FACTS BEHD THE "GAY" EAR
- JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ASSISTANT COACH KEV MAXEN COM OUT AS GAY HISTORIC ANNOUNCEMENT
5 FACTS BEHD THE "GAY" EAR
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JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ASSISTANT COACH KEV MAXEN COM OUT AS GAY HISTORIC ANNOUNCEMENT
While rock stars were most likely to sport the sgle earrg the 1960’s, beme more mon among gay people. The perceptn started that the right ear was the “gay ear”, so some folks began g the right ear earrg as a subtle way of showg their gay stat to other gay mal.
In large urban centers, people would jt go to gay bars or fd other gay people through their work of iends. It was a standard perceptn that gay men would pierce jt their right ear, so by the mid 80’s, everyone knew the sayg “left is right and right is wrong.
Naturally, suggtg that homosexualy is “wrong” is hurtful and discrimatory. Death of Gay Ears.