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
- WHICH EAR IS THE GAY EARRG? WHICH EAR IS THE STRAIGHT EAR?
- QUEERG THE EARRG: PIERCGS ARE GAY
5 FACTS BEHD THE "GAY" EAR
* gay pirsing *
In June of 2018, jt four days before I would make my first overseas trip to Paris, I walked to the Palm Sprgs Piercg pany, a ty gay-owned shop ntled among the bars on Arenas Road (the gay strip). 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.
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.
WHICH EAR IS THE GAY EARRG? WHICH EAR IS THE STRAIGHT EAR?
But wasn't until the late 1960s that people attributed a man who had his ear pierced to beg gay.
QUEERG THE EARRG: PIERCGS ARE GAY
Fact 3: Right Earlobe Meant Gay, Left Earlobe Meant Straight.