Victorian/Edwardian terms for gay or bisexual men: ltle_tails — LiveJournal

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POLARI: THE LANGUAGE GAY MEN ED TO SURVIVE

15 Old-Timey Nam for 'Gay'. Before 'gay' beme mon and accepted parlance, the world vented s own unofficial terms for men who dug men.

Some nam were self-created and others were thst, often celly, upon gay, bi, and queer men.

DICK LESCH’S GUI TO SEVENTI GAY SLANG

A mon, mostly nocuo term of the middle of the 20th century ed among gay and bi men.

This one not not only homosexualy but effemacy. Brish, possibly om the gay subculture language Polari. There is still a gay tourg agency lled Uranian Travel.

VICTORIAN/EDWARDIAN TERMS FOR GAY OR BISEXUAL MEN

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Brish (they seem to have as many words for gay as Alaskans do for ice).

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Victorian/Edwardian terms for gay or bisexual men: ltle_tails — LiveJournal.

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