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LGBTQ slang, LGBTQ speak, queer slang, or gay slang is a set of English slang lexicon used predominantly among LGBTQ people. It has been used in various languages since the early 20th century as a means by which members of the LGBTQ community identify themselves and speak in code with brevity and speed to others. [1] [2]
The combined male-female symbol (⚦) is used to represent androgyne or transgender people; when additionally combined with the female (♀) and male (♂) symbols (⚧) it indicates gender inclusivity, though it is also used as a transgender symbol.
The handkerchief code (also known as the hanky/hankie code, the bandana/bandanna code, and flagging) [1] is a system of color-coded cloth handkerchief or bandanas for non-verbally communicating one's interests in sexual activities and fetishes.
Serena Bassi and Greta LaFleur say that "the argument by trans-exclusionary radical feminists that the term TERF (an acronym for “trans-exclusionary radical feminist”) is a “slur”— rather than a description of a particular approach to politics—leans on a “politics of injury” that distances itself from the real and very harmful ...
Here's everything you need to know about the meaning behind the colors of the trans flag for Pride.
Boi (plural: bois) is slang within butch and femme and gay male communities for several sexual or gender identities. [1] [2] The term has also been used, independently of any meaning related to sexuality, as an alternate spelling for boy. [3]
In the words of butch, transgender man S. Bear Bergman, "butch and transgender are the same thing with different names, except that butch is not a trans identity, unless it is." [ 14 ] However, there is something of a "border war" between butch and FTM identities, as renowned butch scholar Jack Halberstam put it in Transgender Butch. [ 13 ]
The film explains how words such as house, mother, shade, reading and legendary gain new meaning when used in ways to describe the gay and drag subculture. The film also covers the dangerous and negative aspects of the scene as it pertained to walkers' health and the lengths they go to walk the runways.