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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.
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Edge-ups are typically found among men and short-haired women. The haircut grew in popularity during the 1980s, typically among those who have Afro-textured hair , and became the precursor to other stylish haircuts, such as the high-top fade, low fade, and designs such as crescent moon parts, side parts, and waves in hair.
Elly Jackson of La Roux wearing her hair in a quiff. The quiff is a hairstyle that combines the 1950s pompadour hairstyle, the 1950s flattop, and sometimes a mohawk.It was born as a post-war reaction to the short and strict haircuts for men.
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, use of the term mullet to describe this hairstyle was "apparently coined, and certainly popularized, by American hip-hop group the Beastie Boys", [1] who used "mullet" and "mullet head" as epithets in their 1994 song "Mullet Head", combining it with a description of the haircut: "number one on the side and don't touch the back, number six on the top ...
Non-heterosexual is a word for a sexual orientation or sexual identity that is not heterosexual. [1] [2] The term helps define the "concept of what is the norm and how a particular group is different from that norm". [3]
Not all terms have been used to describe same-gender sexuality are synonyms for the modern term homosexuality. Anna Rüling , [ 45 ] one of the first women to publicly defend gay rights, considered gay people a third gender , different from both men and women.