AIDS Terrorist Someone who is HIV+ and who knowingly engages in unsafe sex
B & D Bondage and discipline A milder form of S & M that involves one partner being at least constrained
Baby Dyke A young or inexperienced lesbian, particularly of high school or college age
Bareback The practice of having anal sex without using a condom As in skin-to-skin sex or raw sex
Basket A man's crotch
Bear An extremely hairy man
Beef Buffed men
Blue Gay, referring mostly to males
Bog Queen A gay man who frequents public toilets for sex
Bone Smuggler An American word for drag Queen
Bottom The passive or submissive partner in anal intercourse
Breeders A derogatory term for heterosexuals, especially for those who glorify childbearing
Bungie Boy Straight-acting, but gay or bi-boy
Bunker Shy A young man who fears being forced into homosexual sex Derivation from a 19th century prison term
Butch Masculine
Chicken Young gay man
Chicken Hawk Someone who is attracted to under-age partners
Circle Refers to one's chosen family
Circle Jerk Group masturbation or jerking off
Clear Exclusively homosexual
Clones The standardized gay male look In the 70's the look included a moustache, muscle shirt/flannel shirt and Levi's The late 80's - 90's included short hair, long sideburns, white tee-shirt, shorts/jeans and Doc boots with grey socks
Closet, The Not revealing one's sexual orientation to the general population
Commitment Ceremony A public affirmation of your commitment and union Often has roots within pagan ceremonies
Cottage Public toilet Not used much today except by older men
Cross-Dressing Dressing in clothing that is traditionally assigned to the opposite gender
Cunt Sucker A derogatory term for a lesbian
Cut Circumcised
Dom/Sub Dominant/Submissive Not interchangeable with top/bottom
Drag Dressed in a way usually identified with the opposite sex
Drag King A woman dressed like a man
Drag Queen A man who dresses like a woman
Dutch Boy Men, gay or straight, who like to hang with a dyke
Dyke A lesbian The term derives from the nineteenth-century slang word dike, which referred to male clothing, and when it was first used to refer to women, it carried a derogatory connotation of masculine appearance or behaviour
Dyke Bite Refers to a straight woman using lesbianism as a feminist argument or a way or insulting men
Fag Hag A (usually straight) woman who socializes extensively with gay men. Fag-hags and hag-fags have special bonds, like fancying same blokes.
Faggot Derived - Way back when churchmen were burning suspected witches (possible lesbians also) at the stake. they stacked the fires with small bundles of branches tied together called "faggots" ... occasionally anyone suspected of homosexuality was (Unfortunately) tossed on, to entertain the crowds hence the term ( generally used as a derogatory term to people from the gay community )
Faggot (also Fag) A male homosexual Like dyke, this term was originally used as an epithet, but has been adopted by many of the people to whom it refers There is no general agreement about the origin of the term
Fairy A male homosexual, especially one who acts or dresses in an effeminate manner This was a common derogatory term for homosexuals during much of the twentieth century Like dyke and faggot, gay people have reclaimed it
Fairy Lady Term used in the mid-1900's for a lesbian bottom
Family Meaning being part of the lesbian and gay community As in, "He's a member of the family, He's gay"
Feigele A Yiddish term for gay that is derived from the word bird
Fem Fatale A queeny / queenie queen
Femme A lesbian or gay man who acts and dresses effeminately
Fist To insert part or all of one's hand into the anus or vagina of a sex partner
Fluffy Term used by lesbians Meaning a woman is turned on In gay male leather circles, this meant term is meant for someone who isn't into the dress code Derives from the description of someone who wears bulky or "fluffy" sweaters A putdown from a leather man might be: "You look awfully fluffy tonight"
French Embassy Any location, especially a gym or Y, where gay sex is readily available
Friend of Dorothy's Referred to as being gay This term has roots from Judy Garland, whose musical ability and tragic life story were so popular with gay audiences and of course from, "The Wizard of Oz", the classic musical
Frig Sex between two women, often involving one rubbing the genitals of the other with her fingers; probably derived from friction
Front Marriage A marriage between a lesbian and gay man in order to "pass" at work and/or with family
Fruit Flies Another term for Fag Hags Heterosexual women who socialize extensively with gay men
Gay Derived - Homosexual In the seventeenth century, gay expanded from its earlier meaning of cheerful and came also to refer to men with a reputation for being playboys - Preferred term for a homosexual man or lesbian woman
G.L.B.T Gay ,Lesbian , Bisexual , Trans ( as L.G.B.T but increasingly becoming more popular than using the earlier term to describe L.G.B.T Community )
Gaydar The uncanny sensory perception that lesbians and gays have of detecting other gay people in their midst
Glory Hole A hole carved in the partition between stalls in a men's room, and used for sexual liaisons
Golden Shower The act of urinating on a partner
Government-Inspected Meat A gay man in the armed forces
Greek To engage in anal intercourse In its more common usage as an adjective, the term refers to a preference for anal sex
Guppies Gay urban professionals, or gay yuppies
Gynaeotrope Derived - A lesbian Kurt Hiller suggested this term in 1946 (and androtrope for a gay male), because of what he considered the negative connotations of "homosexual" Neither term caught on
Hag Fag The male who hangs around with his fag-hag is a hag-fag. Fag-hags and hag-fags have special bonds, like fancying same blokes.
Harness Usually made of leather, this device is strapped over the hips and crotch (over the thigh for a thigh harness), to hold a dildo in place for sexual penetration
Helmet Circumcised - ( also used for the head of the penis )
Homophobia Irrational fear of gay people and of homosexuality George Weinberg, author of Society and the Healthy Homosexual, coined this word in the early 1970's It filled a need for a gay people at that time because, in one word, it eloquently conveyed the idea that it was gay-bashers, not gays themselves, who had a problem
Homosexual Old terminology meaning - Attracted physically to people of the same sex
Honey pot A woman's genitals
Hundred-And-Seventy-Fiver A homosexual Paragraph 175 of the German Penal Code of 1871 outlawed homosexual practices; thus a 175er in Germany was someone violating this paragraph
Hung Well-endowed; having a large penis The term can also be used more generally: "He was hung like a mouse" means "he has a small penis"
In the Life Gay Most common within the black community
Intermediate Sex Homosexual The term was used by Edward Carpenter and others around the turn of the century, but soon fell into disfavour
Kiki 1940s slang term for a lesbian comfortable with either a passive or aggressive partner
Kinsey Six A person who is completely homosexual, as opposed to one with some bisexual inclinations
Kosher Circumcised
KY - Lube A brand of water-soluble lubricant often used for sex
L.G.B.T Lesbian , Gay , Bisexual , Trans(gender/ed)
Lace Curtains Refers to the foreskin
Laddie or Lassie A term used to identify children with gay parents The term began with a negative connotation assuming that the child would also be gay or lesbian It has been reclaimed as an affectionate term and a way of children being able to 'code' or identify each other in public
Lavender Law Legal issues, practice and study pertaining to the gay and lesbian community
Lesbian A gay woman The ancient Greek poet Sappho lived on the island of Lesbos As Sappho became known for her poems celebrating love between women, the term lesbian changed its primary meaning from "one who lives on Lesbos" to "a woman like Sappho and her followers"
Library An adult bookstore
Lick-Box A gay man Term used in the early 1900's
Lilies of the Valley Haemorrhoids
Lipstick Lesbian An effeminate lesbian
Lollipop Stop A highway rest stop used by gay men for cruising
Luppies Lesbian urban professionals, or lesbian yuppies
Make a Milk Run To cruise a men's room
Mariposa This Spanish word for butterfly has come to also refer to a male homosexual
Mary One many women's names used in exchange for gay men's names Also a standard camp name used by gay men to refer to each other
Meat Rack A gay male cruising area
Member of the Union Gay or lesbian person ( " A friend of Dorothy is also used today " )
Moumoune The French Canadian term for a gay man. Means a physically or emotionally weak person, mostly a man, and that it’s only applied to gay men in a pejorative fashion.
Muff Diving Cunnilingus ( Oral sex preformed on a woman )
Nancy An effeminate man (Nancy boy)
Napkin Ring A cock ring
Nellie/Nelly Very effeminate or silly
Non-Biological The non-birth parent of a child Where one of the partners is the biological parent by a previous relationship or alternative means and the other is not
Number A trick; a casual sex partner
One-Eyed Cyclops (French) The head of the penis ( Also used widely is Japseye - Though politically incorrect )
Opera Queen A devoted gay fan of the opera or divas
Oreo Sex Sex between two black men and a white man
Otter A skinny man who is into bears
Out Open about one's sexual orientation to the general population
Pansy An effeminate gay man, usually used derogatorily The term has been in use at least since the 1920's
Poly Polygamous open to or preferring to have two or more partners at once
Poof A gay man - This word generally derogatory, is common in Australia and England Sometimes also poofter
Princeton Rub Intercourse between two men in which one's penis rubs between the other's thigh, or between the two men's abdomens
Queen An effeminate gay man Gay men who aspire to royalty will be disappointed to learn that this usage of the word queen is only a distant relative of the queen who sits on a throne It is linguistically closer to queen - a disparaging word for an unpleasant or promiscuous woman, dating to the sixteenth century
Queer Homosexual, usually meaning reference to men Originally meaning "odd", the term seems to have taken on this meaning early in the twentieth century. Though Queer is widely used in America and Europe as a derogatory term for gay people
Ranch As in "She's going to the ranch" A way of saying someone is going crazy Stems from the Anita Bryant ranch style "homosexual healing centres"
Rice Queen A white guy with a predilection for Asian guys
Rim To lick or suck the anus of a sex partner
S & M Sadism and masochism S & M enthusiasts derive part of their pleasure from inflicting pain or humiliation (the sadist) or having pain inflicted upon them (the masochist) - but always within defined and mutually agreed limits
Sapphistry Lesbian love; derived from Sappho, the lesbian poet of ancient Greece
Sappho Daddy-O A heterosexual man who socializes extensively with lesbians
Scenery Anyone whom you are interested in, but is of the wrong sexual orientation Thus you can "Sit back and enjoy the scenery"
Sergeant A butch lesbian A mid 1900's term
Shrimping Toe-sucking
Significant Other A partner in a serious relationship In the early 1970s, unhappy with terms such as lover, girlfriend, and boyfriend for describing same-sex partners, some gay men and lesbians began using the term "Significant Other"
Size Queen A gay man who is especially interested in partners with large penises
Soft Butch A butch lesbian with a soft side and gentle demeanour
Snow Queen A black man who only dates white men
Sugar Daddy An older man who financially supports a younger partner
Tapette The French Canadian expression to describe a gay guy. Although it also have some pejorative connotations, it has in some ways been reclaimed by gay guys and will sometimes be heard to describe a queen
Tearoom A public lavatory that is often cruised by gay men
Theatre Queen A devoted fan of the theatre especially musical theatre
Top The active partner in anal intercourse
Tossed Salad Anilingus and rimming
Tribalism Lesbianism; sometimes used specifically to describe sexual activity in which one women rubs another's pudenda with her thigh or with a dildo The term originated with ancient Greeks
Troll A man in a cruising area that won't take no for an answer
Turtleneck Uncircumcised
Twink An attractive, boyish man
Uncut Uncircumcised
Urning Derived - A homosexual male Karl Heinrich Ulrich’s introduced this term in 1864 as part of his theory of homosexuality Ulrich’s, who was himself homosexual, was attempting to explain homosexuality in a positive light
Vanilla Sex Relatively conventional forms of sexual activity, usually contrast to S&M sex