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Lists of pejorative terms for people include: List of ethnic slurs. List of ethnic slurs and epithets by ethnicity; List of common nouns derived from ethnic group names; List of religious slurs; A list of LGBT slang, including LGBT-related slurs; List of age-related terms with negative connotations; List of disability-related terms with ...
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 ]
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.
Sexual slang is a set of linguistic terms and phrases used to refer to sexual organs, processes, and activities; [1] they are generally considered colloquial rather than formal or medical, and some may be seen as impolite or improper.
Excludes bisexuals and anyone non-gender conforming, who are very often targets of such bias as well; bias against non-heterosexuals. Pro Inclusive of most people (homosexual, bisexual and often people not conforming to gender roles, i.e. trans people) who are targeted by such bias; Non-biased term; Con Multi-word; Pro-gay activist(s) Pro; Con
Two Twinkies, one of the possible origins for the term. The exact origins of the term twink are disputed. Some trace its first appearance to 1963, although it may be derived from an older British gay slang term twank, which means: "The quarry of a homosexual prostitute (male); a man willing and ready to become any dominant man's 'partner' ". [10]
The prefix allo-comes from the Greek word Állos, meaning "other", "different", or "atypical". [8] [9] It was attached to the suffix 'sexual' to create a term meaning "a person who experiences sexual attraction towards others". The structure parallels other sexuality terms such as homosexual, heterosexual, bisexual, pansexual, asexual, etc. [9]
No homo" is a slang phrase used at the end of a sentence to assert the statement or action by the speaker had no intentional homosexual implications. [1] The phrase is also "added to a statement in order to rid [oneself] of a possible homosexual double-entendre". [1] [2]