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According to historian and author Tim Blanning, the term cruising originates from the Dutch equivalent kruisen. [5]In a specifically sexual context, the term "cruising" originally emerged as an argot "code word" in gay slang, by which those "in the know" would understand the speaker's unstated sexual intent, whereas most heterosexuals, on hearing the same word in the same context, would ...
The appearance of public lavatories, like this one in Pond Square, Highgate (London Borough of Camden), is the origin of the term cottaging.. Cottaging is a gay slang term, originating from the United Kingdom, referring to anonymous sex between men in a public lavatory (a "cottage" [1] or "tea-room" [2]), [3] or cruising for sexual partners with the intention of having sex elsewhere.
Cruising came about owing to the illegality of homosexual acts in the United Kingdom. Prior to the Sexual Offences Act 1967, this illegality meant that many gay men could not live openly as homosexuals. Cruising provided a way for gay men to solicit sexual encounters while minimizing the risk of being caught by the police.
The anti-gay signs first put up in the 1990s read 'No U-turn' to discourage men from cruising in the Silver Lake neighborhood. Now locals celebrate it's removal.
In the 1970s, the modern hanky code developed as a semiotic system of sexual advertising popular among the gay leather community of the United States [3] and cruising scene more broadly. Businesses across the country used the hanky code in advertisements to gay clientele. [4] [5] The origin of the modern hanky code is disputed.
Sniffies is a map-based hookup web app for gay, bisexual, and bicurious men. [1] [2] [3] [4]The website features a map that shows the approximate locations of nearby users who are currently active or have recently been active on the platform.
Polari, a jargon that began in European ports and evolved into a shorthand used in gay subcultures, influences much of today's slang in words like "zhuzh," "drag," "camp" and "femme."
Some of the major LGBTQ cruising companies were established in the 1990s. Currently, there are over 15 U.S. companies that specifically specialize in LGBTQ cruising and over 75 itineraries. The LGBTQ cruises are preferred by gays and lesbians of all ages, as can be seen in the variation of age groups, from 20s up to 60s, 70s, and even 80s.