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Otter is a term ed by gay men, referrg to a subset of men who blend the physil and social tras of both bears and twks, both vokg and fyg tradnal...

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A HANDY GUI TO ALL GAY MEN

The gay world is often reprented as some sort of monolhic whole that has the same culture. That is a lie. It is actually broken down to a handful of substrata to which each gay belongs. Here they are. * gay slang categories *

The gay world is often reprented as some sort of monolhic whole that has the same culture. It is actually broken down to a handful of substrata to which each gay belongs.

Here they like the world at large may stereotype gays as mcg wrist flippers wh great taste bent on givg everyone they meet a make over. That said, when the gays see a fellow homosexual the public sphere, we try to plug them to the nvenient taxonomy the muny has ma for self. They may not be very faiar to the world at large, but they are certaly faiar to the brothers butt say that each gay person belongs to one of the typ is a b ceptive.

CHICKENS AND OTTERS AND BEARS, OH MY! SIX TYP OF GAY YOU SHOULD PROBABLY KNOW BEFORE YOU TWEET

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Dcriptn: This young breed of gays is never over 30 and tends to be on the queeny si and hews closely to the nventnal stereotyp of gay man. Wild, ornery, and still gettg over their g out issu, the twk is the gay gone wild, and is ba to olr men who are to tryg to suck off their youthful energy. Dcriptn: This guy pris himself on the fact that no one thks he is gay until he tells them.

He wears T-shirts and ball ps wh his favore team logo, and lik guys who are "non-scene, " unls the scene is a gay sports team.

Subtegori: Gay football players, gay soccer plays, gay gby players, etc. Celebry Example: This is such a specific type don't really exists the world at large, but the Platonic ial of a circu boy is DJ Brett HenrichsenGay-Listers.

AN ILLTRATED GUI TO REGNIZG YOUR GAY STEREOTYP

One of the many long-standg gay subcultur, a bear an LGBTQIA+ ntext is a large, hairy queer man who self-intifi wh the 'bear' label. Beg a bear b genr exprsn, genr inty, and sexualy; a large, hairy straight man would not be a bear. They are generally... * gay slang categories *

Dcriptn: The are the uppy homos who live the good life, and are generally too good for you. They ually work advertisg, PR, marketg, or the entertament dtry and make a ton of sh which they e to have perfect apartments, fantastic wardrob, and summer hom near all the other gay-listers. Dcriptn: The are the kids who are so gay they uld never f durg high school and sought refuge the mic partment.

CATEGORY:ENGLISH GAY SLANG

The LGBTQ+ muny is known for havg unique and creative ways of self-exprsn. One secret language began as an act of fiance agast an anti-gay society. * gay slang categories *

He drs eher the most current prissy fashns or like a homo versn of Terry Richardson, big glass, flannels, and jeans that looks so thrown together that took him hours to put together.

You're more likely to fd them at a gallery openg or mol party, but every so often they'll be at a gay bar to b elbows, and other parts, wh the other homos.

Dcriptn: This is a very small but very powerful ntgent of the gay populatn.

GAY SLANG: A SECRET LANGUAGE THAT BEGAN AS AN ACT OF DEFIANCE

The drag queens are not only the urt jters of the gay muny, drsg up like clowns for our entertament, but they are also a bridge to the straight world.

As much as gay men appreciate the queens for their looks, w, and sha, straight people love a drag show even more than the queers do. As many members of the LGBTQ+ muny will know, an "otter" is a word ed to scribe a th and hairy gay man. And if you're still nfed, here's your mi gay glossary so that you may never make Jam Mart's mistake:.

DICK LESCH’S GUI TO SEVENTI GAY SLANG

Bear - A gay man who tends to be large, hairy, butch and sometim mistaken as heterosexual. Cub - A young gay man who is often hairy and heavy-set, and likely to grow to a bear.

CATEGORY:RSIAN GAY SLANG

Otter - A hairy yet lean gay man; not que as hairy as a bear and not que as young as a twk.

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