From “gay” to “poofter” to “fairy” - the words ed by others to fe gay people n say a great al more about them than .
Contents:
- WHAT DO “UY” MEAN? THE ORIGS OF THE TERM “U” TO SCRIBE A GAY MAN
- HOW A GAY SLUR BEME A LC PART OF MY INTY
- WHY IS A GAY PERSON LLED A U?
WHAT DO “UY” MEAN? THE ORIGS OF THE TERM “U” TO SCRIBE A GAY MAN
* fruit gay term *
Much like the words queen and queer, “u” is a slur that has been hurled agast gay men for s.
But over time, gay men have begun to reclaim the word the same way that “queen” and “queer” have bee an nocuo part of our lexin, and today e as a term of enarment rather than a rogatory ment on one’s effemacy and attractn towards other men.
HOW A GAY SLUR BEME A LC PART OF MY INTY
Ironilly, the term may have origated om the gay muny self.
WHY IS A GAY PERSON LLED A U?
Pretty soon, Bra’s gay muny adopted this , transformg to a “vehicle for mpery, bchs, filthy jok, and nuendo”. The word “u” was jt one of many slang words that gay men would throw at each other to poke fun at their effemacy.