While many people may see the term “fag hag” a slur, women have long been alli of gay men, and now might be time to reclaim the word.
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HOW TO GROW AND TAKE CARE OF A BEARD: TIPS FOR GAY MEN
One fn of the word beard is found mostly slang dictnari, though the New Oxford Dictnary of English add the alternative fn a few years ago. A beard is fed as a woman who dat, or marri, a gay man to provi ver for the man's homosexualy. The term also appli to a man who do the same for a lbian woman. Current chatter at is filled wh beard ments ncerng Tom Cise's new lady love. Cise has long nied he is gay, but the mors persist that Cise dat and marri betiful women, the so-lled beards, to quash speculatn about his sexual orientatn. * beard woman gay man *
Women who have been a beard a relatnship wh a gay men, what was your experience? In the early days of queer culture, a “beard” was a wife, girliend or female pann who acted (wtgly or not) as social ver for a closeted gay man. In the days when virile movie stars dated betiful women to ver up their secret gay liftyl, the beard was an dispensable part of the social orr.
Today, at least the rarified culture bubbl which I float, beg gay isn’t the shame issue of yteryear, and few if any need to mata a sexual inty ver-up. A beard, acrdg to our tsty iends at Urban Dictnary, is a person who is ed as a vep for another's homosexualy.
(And I don’t mean a gay man’s female date to the prom)When I was a small child Oklahoma the 1970s — a time when body hair and pornstach were makg their biggt impact and manspg was barely a ncept— not one male my immediate fay, or even fathers of iends, had a beard. I figured the bigger note of lazs was not the beard and lack of shavg, but rather manifted as not standg up for one’s self; moreover, givg to the safe opn of a long time, beards the gay muny were non-existent the mastream. When gay men saw the growg beard athetic of straight men, we took notice.
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The gays saw somethg they had really wanted all along: a beard and a gym membership. Oh yeah that gay untry signer, but maybe she sisn't know sce she left him on grounds of d. Oh yeah that gay untry signer, but maybe she sisn't know sce she left him on grounds of 's also beardg for Bradley Anonymoreply 17November 2, 2010 7:56 PM.
There are also gay stori about Val Kilmer which, if te, would make Cher a triple, I hope she at least got some ck om the Bagel Anonymoreply 32November 2, 2010 10:07 PM. Ja Gaynor - Adrianby Anonymoreply 41November 3, 2010 12:03 AM. Do really unt as beardg if the woman's gay too?
"Do really unt as beardg if the woman's gay too? r44 sce when was Spencer Tracy gay?
A beard is fed as a woman who dat, or marri, a gay man to provi ver for the man's homosexualy. The term also appli to a man who do the same for a lbian woman. Whats the oppose of a beard? Oppose of havg facial hair. beardls. clean-shaven. unbeard. Have a beard meang? slang * beard woman gay man *
R56: don't fet sger Joshua Kadison, who later me out as gay. Whoa, I had no ia that SJP dated so many gay guys. I don't thk those guys were gay until AFTER they dated SJP.
Debbie Reynolds and Natalie Wood beard for practilly every gay male star repped by the lechero Henry Willson. On Graham Norton's show Debbie Reynolds said that all the guys she dated when she was young were gay!
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Elizabeth T was not beardg -rather she loved gay men- always; said so time and time Anonymoreply 79Augt 20, 2012 2:03 PM. "Did she know Joe was gay?
Liz Taylor tly loved gays and was always supportive for their Anonymoreply 97Augt 22, 2012 12:36 PM.
I jt me across this on Liberace's Wikipedia page: "In a 2011 terview, actrs and close iend Betty Whe nfirmed that Liberace was gay, and that she often served as a beard to unter mors of the mician's homosexualy. But they are one of the cutt and most betiful gay uple I've ever seen:3Offse Lkby Anonymoreply 110June 6, 2013 3:02 PM. Diane Sawyer is gay!