Slang Defe: What is Gay Mary? - meang and fn

Contents:

• POLARI: ORIG OF GAY SLANG (READ IT, MARY!)
• GAY MARY ED MEANG
• 12 SLANG WORDS FOR GAY – USE THE TERMS TO ADDRS THEM!
• GAY SLANG: A SECRET LANGUAGE THAT BEGAN AS AN ACT OF DEFIANCE
• GAY DICTNARY ENGLISH

POLARI: ORIG OF GAY SLANG (READ IT, MARY!)

Homosexual subculture exprsn where one over the edge gay man dit that the news or cint that has happened to him isjt too terrible to expla (but he's gog to tell you anyway); Mary... AndrophiliaAndrophilia and gynephilia are terms ed behavral science to scribe sexual orientatn, as an alternative to a genr bary homosexual and heterosexual nceptualizatn.

ClonThe standardised gay male look In the 70's the look clud a motache, mcle shirt/flannel shirt and Levi's The late 80's - 90's clud short hair, long siburns, whe tee-shirt, shorts/jeans and Doc boots wh grey socks. CottaggBrish gay slang for engagg anonymo sex a public lavatory a 'ttage' ('tea-room' gay Amerin vernacular) or cisg for sexual partners wh the tentn of havg sex elsewhere.

GAY MARY ED MEANG

CSD (German Pris)The abbreviatn CSD stands for Christopher Street Day - a historic day of remembrance of the first known ristance of homosexuals and transsexuals to state and social discrimatn. Faggot (also Fag)A male homosexual Like dyke, this term was origally ed as an ephet, but has been adopted by many of the people to whom refers There is no general agreement about the orig of the term. FairyA male homosexual, pecially one who acts or drs an effemate manner This was a mon rogatory term for homosexuals durg much of the twentieth century Like dyke and faggot, gay people have reclaimed.

FluffyTerm ed by lbians Meang a woman is turned on In gay male leather circl, this meant term is meant for someone who isn't to the drs Deriv om the scriptn of someone who wears bulky or "fluffy" sweaters A putdown om a leather man might be: "You look awfully fluffy tonight". Friend of Dorothy'sReferred to as beg gay This term has roots om Judy Garland, whose mil abily and tragic life story were so popular wh gay dienc and of urse om, "The Wizard of Oz", the classic mil. GynaeotropeDerived - A lbian Kurt Hiller suggted this term 1946 (and androtrope for a gay male), bee of what he nsired the negative nnotatns of "homosexual" Neher term ught on.

12 SLANG WORDS FOR GAY – USE THE TERMS TO ADDRS THEM!

GynephiliaAndrophilia and gynephilia are terms ed behavral science to scribe sexual orientatn, as an alternative to a genr bary homosexual and heterosexual nceptualizatn. HodophobiaNot to be nfed wh “homophobia, ” which is an aversn or hostily to, disda for, or fear of gay sexual orientatn or gay people, “hodophobia” actually refers to an irratnal or disproportnate fear of travelg.

HomophobiaIrratnal fear of gay people and of homosexualy Gee Weberg, thor of Society and the Healthy Homosexual, ed this word the early 1970's It filled a need for a gay people at that time bee, one word, eloquently nveyed the ia that was gay-bashers, not gays themselv, who had a problem. Laddie or LassieA term ed to intify children wh gay parents The term began wh a negative nnotatn assumg that the child would also be gay or lbian It has been reclaimed as an affectnate term and a way of children beg able to '' or intify each other public.

LbianA gay woman The ancient Greek poet Sappho lived on the island of Lbos As Sappho beme known for her poems celebratg love between women, the term lbian changed s primary meang om 'one who liv on Lbos' to 'a woman like Sappho and her followers'. QueenAn effemate gay man Gay men who aspire to royalty will be disappoted to learn that this age of the word queen is only a distant relative of the queen who ss on a throne It is lguistilly closer to queen - a disparagg word for an unpleasant or promiscuo woman, datg to the sixteenth century. Signifint OtherA partner a ser relatnship In the early 1970s, unhappy wh terms such as lover, girliend, and boyiend for scribg same-sex partners, some gay men and lbians began g the term "Signifint Other".

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

TwkTwk is a gay slang term ed to refer to a young (18 to early 20s) homosexual man wh certa outward characteristics, such as an effemate manner, a th build, no body or facial hair, which all ntribute to a youthful look.

UrngDerived - A homosexual male Karl Herich Ulrichs troduced this term 1864 as part of his theory of homosexualy Ulrichs, who was himself homosexual, was attemptg to expla homosexualy a posive light. When searchg the ter for pictur of ourselv travel tips for our upg voyage across this great land, we stumbled upon the most tertg b of rmatn: the Polari, gay slang words and their origs.

Polari–much like a “gay Ebonics, ” if you will–is the unrground language created amongst London’s “Confirmed Bachelor” set, cir the late 1800’s, as the boys mixed wh the gypsi, tramps and theiv search of a nghty good time. They picked up words here and there om the var languag around them, put a gay sp on all, and formed their own method of speech; as the Indtrial Revolutn drove men to crowd all-male boardg ho to search for work the ci, Polari beme a handy method of discsg “sensive” issu whout their heterosexual unterparts ever knowg any better. A female given of Mary1First rerd before 1000; Middle English Marie, Old English Maria, om Late Lat, om Greek María, om Hebrew Miryām; see Miriam age note For MaryWhen referrg to a gay man, the term Mary n be ntemptuo.

GAY DICTNARY ENGLISH

Grey queen, a gay person who works for the fancial servic dtry (this term origat om the fact that the 1950s, people who worked this profsn often wore grey flannel sus).[74].

Molly and tommy: In 18th century England, the term molly was ed for male homosexuals, implyg effemacy; Tommy, a slang term for a homosexual woman e by 1781, may have been ed by analogy wh molly. Whether you’re g them ironilly or scerely, slang words for gay dividuals are a way to exprs sir knowledge and bsh up on your termology and get ready to add some flavor to your nversatns. But for those who embrace their queer inty wh open arms, ’s jt one more way to celebrate who we whether you’re a Lola yourself or jt love someone who is, let’s all take a moment to raise a glass to our beloved feme gays.

So next time you hear someone g slang words for gay people, remember that language is fluid and has the power to hurt or ’s choose our words wisely and aim for clivy for all.