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A BRIEF HISTORY OF GAY SIGNALG, OM HANKY S TO THAT 'WHAT GAY GUYS ARE ACTUALLY LIKE' VIO
In eher se, the e of placement and lor to munite rol and preferenc form the basic aspects of the hanky that is known CenturyDurg the 1960s and 1970s, gay men wore hanki not only to signify their rol, but also their sexual preferenc and fetish. The Hanky Co is a longstandg tradn and means of munitn wh the LGBT muny, most mon the gay male muny.
It is thought that the wearg of bandanas by gay men origated San Francis after the Gold Rh, when, bee of a shortage of women, men dancg wh each other square danc veloped a where the man wearg the blue bandana took the male part the square dance, and the man wearg the red bandana took the female part (the bandanas were ually worn around the arm or hangg om the belt or the back pocket of one’s jeans). In addn to gay and bi men, lbians would also wear their keys hangg on a cha om their pockets to dite top or bottom. One oft-repeated theory says a Village Voice wrer once jokgly suggted that gay men should dispense wh this bary key system and velop a more plex system to reflect a broar taxonomy of sexual sire, th sparkg the creatn of the hanky .
The hanky has most often been associated wh gay and bisexual men, though don’t belong to jt them. Some may thk that the gay muny’s obssn wh fdg out the sexual proclivi of a potential partner is a trend of today. Here, we take a look at the tools gay men have historilly ed to terme who is to what.