History and Hypocrisy: What the "Gay" Ear Piercg Means 2022

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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.

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WHICH EAR IS THE GAY EARRG? WHICH EAR IS THE STRAIGHT EAR?

Which ear is the gay earrg? You might rell hearg that if a man wore an earrg on the right ear, that meant he was gay. At the same time, the left ear is straight. * gay earring *

You might rell hearg that if a man wore an earrg on the right ear, that meant he was gay.

5 FACTS BEHD THE "GAY" EAR

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Around the 1960s, people began to tch on that a right-ear earrg was effectively a for beg gay.

It soon beme clear that the "gay ear" was no longer a reliable way to tell if a man was gay or not.

HISTORY AND HYPOCRISY: WHAT THE "GAY" EAR PIERCG MEANS 2022

Simply put, Ken isn’t ol — and Mattel isn’t havg . The children’s answers, likely rmed by media (some would later ce Madonna’s background dancers) and club-culture trends, spire Ken’s new look and what would bee an famo nightmare for Mattel. The doll was lled Earrg Magic Ken, which is the absolute bt name for an accintally gay doll. * gay earring *

The "gay earrg" fad lasted until the 1990s. Now you know a ltle b about the gay ear.

The tth is that gay men weren't the first men to start wearg earrgs.

It's not que clear how the earrg beme adopted by the gay muny as a .

WHAT IS THE GAY SI FOR EARRGS?

Sce beg gay was already seen as non-tradnal, g earrgs seemed like a logil choice. By the late 1960s, wearg an earrg the right ear was a pretty clear sign that a man was gay.

Over time, beme a kd of open secret that more and more non-gay people were beg aware of.

It's important to note that the "gay earrg" was only ever nsired to be a signal for gay men.

WHICH EAR IS THE GAY EAR? IT’S THE LEFT, HERE’S WHY!

Wh people of all sexual orientatns havg one or both ears, beme impossible to e an earrg to tell if a man was gay. The "gay ear" fad th largely died out.

THE TE STORY OF MATTEL ACCINTALLY RELEASG A SUPER GAY KEN DOLL

But hasn't disappeared entirely -- you n fd plenty of fom posts onle om men askg which is the gay ear before gettg a piercg!

The "gay earrg" wasn't the only thg ed for signalg that one was gay, although 's probably the most famo one.

HOW BARBIE'S BOYIEND KEN BEME AN ACCINTAL GAY IN

Now that piercgs have bee much more mastream, gettg a piercg the "gay ear" isn't the clear ditor that once was. Men of all sexual orientatns now have pierced ears, and not everyone follows (or knows about) the history of the right ear as the "gay ear. That said, if you're gay, gettg a right-ear piercg n be a kd of homage to the history of g a gay earrg for signalg.

Likewise, if you aren't gay, there's nothg wrong wh piercg eher your right or left ear. As you might already know, one of the advantag of an ear piercg (whether 's on the "gay ear" or not) is that 's very easy to re for pared to most other piercg typ.

If you've nsired gog for a gay earrg (or really, any ear piercg at all), we hope that you now have the rmatn you need to choose the right jewelry and piercg type.

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