by Jordan Redman Staff Wrer Do you know what the word gay really means? The word gay dat back to the 12th century and om the Old French “gai,” meang “full of joy or mirth.” It may also relate to the Old High German “gahi,” meang impulsive.
Contents:
- THE FOTTEN SECRET LANGUAGE OF GAY MEN
- GAY SLANG 101
- GAY SLANG OM THE 1970S
- 12 SLANG WORDS FOR GAY – USE THE TERMS TO ADDRS THEM!
- THE HISTORY OF THE WORD “GAY”
THE FOTTEN SECRET LANGUAGE OF GAY MEN
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GAY SLANG 101
A glossary of gay slang monly ed pop culture wh fns and exampl. We fe words ed by gay people such as sickeng, sha, werk, ki ki, tea and more! Once you know what the words your gay vobulary will be fierce! So get readg hunty and go to werk! * gay slang 80s *
In the 60s and 70s, gay men even had a “hanky ” – a system that volved wearg bandanas wh lors that signified whether you were a top, bottom, to BDSM, etc. Judy Garland, who played Dorothy the film, was also a queer in who patronized gay bars and often surround herself wh queer iends.
GAY SLANG OM THE 1970S
Do you ever fd yourself pletely lost when your iends start g slang words for gay? Don't worry; you're not alone. Read this till the end... * gay slang 80s *
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12 SLANG WORDS FOR GAY – USE THE TERMS TO ADDRS THEM!
The drag fai beme a refuge for gay, trans, and genr non-nformg youth who were turned away by their own fai or experienced homelsns due to poverty. Vada (“look at”), dolly eek (a pretty face), and chicken (a young guy) are all words om the lexin of Polari, a secret language ed by gay men Bra at a time when homosexualy was illegal.
In the 1930s was spoken among the theater typ of the Wt End, om which crossed over to the cy’s gay pubs, gag s stat as the secret language of gay men.
THE HISTORY OF THE WORD “GAY”
In England, homosexualy was officially nsired a crime until 1967, when the Sexual Offenc Act legalized private “homosexual acts” between nsentg adults over 21.
Durg the terim years, when beg openly non-straight brought the risks of social isolatn and crimal prosecutn, Polari provid gay men wh a subtle way to fd one another for pannship and sex. The Hidn History of Gay Life at Sea, Pl Baker and Jo Stanley wre that Polari played a role “allowg gay men to nstct a humoroly performative inty for themselv.
In the late ‘60s, as gay liberatn groups were fightg for regnn and equaly, Polari h mastream Brish pop-culture the form of Julian and Sandy, two flamboyant, not-officially-but-pretty-obvly gay characters on a BBC rad show lled Round the Horne. Julian and Sandy prented a nundm: as lovable gay characters on a very popular show, they enared themselv to Brish dienc an era of homophobia. By the early ‘70s, as LGBT groups fought for rights beyond those granted by the 1967 Sexual Offenc Act, the image of the mp gay man had bee the target of ire.