The earlit documented e of the term "gayby boom" was a 1990 Newsweek article. For LGBTQ History Month, let's take a look back at the article and how thgs have (or haven't) changed for queer fai sce then.
Contents:
- IN 1994, THE U.S. MILARY ACTUALLY CONSIRED BUILDG A “GAY BOMB”
- THE “GAYBY BOOM” AND ITS ECHO
- THE GAYBY BOOM IS HERE TO STAY
- UNRSTANDG THE 'GAYBY BOOM'
IN 1994, THE U.S. MILARY ACTUALLY CONSIRED BUILDG A “GAY BOMB”
The ia of a gay bomb me om a sire to bilate enemi but not necsarily kill them. The proposed bomb would nta strong aphrodisiacs and make soldiers "sexually irristible" to each other. * gay booms *
The ia of a gay bomb me om a sire to bilate and distract their opponents but not necsarily kill them. Wikimedia CommonsThe gay bomb was a theoretil cloud of gas that would turn enemy soldiers gay.
THE “GAYBY BOOM” AND ITS ECHO
The ncept of a “gay bomb” sounds like somethg out of a bad science fictn movie. 5 ln ventn: the gay bomb. The gay bomb would be a cloud of gas that would be discharged over enemy mps “that ntaed a chemil that would e enemy soldiers to bee gay, and to have their uns break down bee all their soldiers beme irristibly attractive to one another.
THE GAYBY BOOM IS HERE TO STAY
Basilly, the pheromon the gas would turn the soldiers gay.
UNRSTANDG THE 'GAYBY BOOM'
The scientists ntued to suggt addns to the gay bomb, cludg aphrodisiacs, and other scents. Thankfully, the gay bomb was only ever theoretil and never put to motn. Like the gay bomb, the creative chemil ias also never me to un.