From Closet Talk to PC Termology : Gay Speech and the Polics of Visibily

Contents:

• GAY BRA GLOSSARY
• MEANG OF GAY ENGLISH
• CATEGORY:ENGLISH GAY SLANG
• FROM CLOSET TALK TO PC TERMOLOGY : GAY SPEECH AND THE POLICS OF VISIBILY

GAY BRA GLOSSARY

Wolfenn Report - aka the Report of the Departmental Commtee on Homosexual Offenc and Prostutn published 1957 after a number of proment dividuals cludg John Gielgud, Alan Turg, Lord Montagu of Beli, Michael Pt-Rivers and Peter Wilblood were tried and nvicted of homosexual offenc. Ntie – bear – benr – bottom – bum band – bum chum – bumr – bummer – butch – butt hugger – rpet muncher – tcher – chaser – chickenhawk – chicken hawk – cub – drag kg – dyke – fag – faggot – Fairy – femme – flamer – u – fudge packer – gay – gaylord – girliend – GLBT – hasbian – homo – homo thug – the closet – jobby jabber – lemon – lez – lipstick lbian – mge muncher – mo – nellie – nelly – Peter Puffer – pole smoker – poof – Poofter – power top – puff – queer – shirt lifter – sister – versatile – wasbian.

MEANG OF GAY ENGLISH

ClonThe standardised gay male look In the 70's the look clud a motache, mcle shirt/flannel shirt and Levi's The late 80's - 90's clud short hair, long siburns, whe tee-shirt, shorts/jeans and Doc boots wh grey socks.

CATEGORY:ENGLISH GAY SLANG

FluffyTerm ed by lbians Meang a woman is turned on In gay male leather circl, this meant term is meant for someone who isn't to the drs Deriv om the scriptn of someone who wears bulky or "fluffy" sweaters A putdown om a leather man might be: "You look awfully fluffy tonight". HodophobiaNot to be nfed wh “homophobia, ” which is an aversn or hostily to, disda for, or fear of gay sexual orientatn or gay people, “hodophobia” actually refers to an irratnal or disproportnate fear of travelg.

FROM CLOSET TALK TO PC TERMOLOGY : GAY SPEECH AND THE POLICS OF VISIBILY

HomophobiaIrratnal fear of gay people and of homosexualy Gee Weberg, thor of Society and the Healthy Homosexual, ed this word the early 1970's It filled a need for a gay people at that time bee, one word, eloquently nveyed the ia that was gay-bashers, not gays themselv, who had a problem.