Terminology of homosexuality
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{{Seealso|List of terms for gay in different languages}}
The '''terminology of homosexuality''' has been a contentious issue since the emergence of [[homosexuality|homosexual]] [[social movement]]s in the mid-19th century. As with racial terms within the [[United States]] – such as ''[[negro]]'', ''[[Black people|black]]'', ''[[colored]]'', and ''[[African American]]'' – the choice of terms regarding [[sexual orientation]] may imply a certain political outlook, and different terms have been preferred at different times and in different places. In the [[English language]], some terms in widespread use have been ''[[Sodomy|sodomite]]'', ''[[Pederasty|pederast]]'', ''Sapphic'', ''[[Uranian]]'', ''[[homophile]]'', ''[[lesbian]]'', ''[[Gay (term)|gay]]'', ''[[queer]]'', ''[[LGBT]]'', ''[[Two-Spirit]]'', and ''[[Same-sex attraction|same-sex attracted]]''. Some of these words are specific to women, some to men, and some can be used of either; this too changes over time.
Not all of the terms that have been used to describe same-sex sexuality are synonyms for the modern term ''homosexuality''. The word ''homosexual'' itself had different connotations for those who used it 100 years ago to what it does today; [[Anna Rüling]], one of the first homosexual women to publicly defend homosexual rights, considered homosexual people a [[third gender]], different from both men and women. Terms such as [[gynephilia and androphilia|''gynephilia'' and ''androphilia'']] have tried to simplify the language of sexual orientation by making no claim about the individual's own gender identity (see [[homosexuality and transgender]]).
In addition to the [[social stigma|stigma]] of social disadvantage, the terminology of homosexuality has been influenced by taboos around sex in general, producing a number of [[euphemism]]s; someone may be described as "that way", "a bit funny", "on the bus", "batting for our team", "a [[friend of Dorothy]]", or "wearing comfortable shoes" (for women), although such euphemisms are becoming less common as homosexuality becomes more visible. Within homosexual/transgender communities, complex [[vocabulary|vocabularies]] for a range of topics have developed (see [[gay slang]]). The most established, sometimes known as [[Cant (language)|cants]], include [[Polari]] in Britain, [[Swardspeak]] in the Philippines, [[Bahasa gay]] in Indonesia and [[Kaliardá]] in Greece.
==Currently prescribed usage==
The term ''homosexual'' can be used as an adjective to describe the sexual attractions and behaviors of same-sex oriented persons. Some argue that the use of ''homosexual'' as a noun is offensive, arguing that homosexual people are people first, homosexual being merely an attribute of their humanity. Also, some recommend that the terms ''homosexual'' and ''homosexuality'' be avoided altogether, lest their use cause confusion or arouse controversy. In particular the description of individuals as ''homosexual'' may be offensive, partially because of the negative clinical association of the word stemming from its use in describing same-sex attraction as a [[Pathology|pathological]] state before homosexuality was removed from the [[American Psychiatric Association]]'s list of mental disorders in 1973. Even as late as the 1990s, the "[[Read code]]" system, used by the [[National Health Service]] in [[Great Britain]], classed male homosexuality and lesbianism under mental disorders, as conditions E2200 and E2201 respectively, although this system has since been replaced. The use of the word ''homosexual'' in describing individuals and same-sex relationships may also be inaccurate, as people involved in such relationships may identify as [[Bisexuality|bisexual]], [[Pansexuality|pansexual]], or another orientation.
Same-sex oriented people seldom apply these terms to themselves, and public officials and agencies often avoid them. For instance, the Safe Schools Coalition of Washington's ''Glossary for School Employees'' advises that ''gay'' is the "preferred synonym for homosexual",<ref>http://www.safeschoolscoalition.org/glossary.pdf</ref> and goes on to advise avoiding the term ''homosexual'' as it is "clinical, distancing and archaic":
:Sometimes appropriate in referring to behavior (although same-sex is the preferred adjective). When referring to people, as opposed to behavior, 'homosexual' is considered derogatory and the terms 'gay' and 'lesbian' are preferred. ''Homosexual'' places emphasis on sexuality and is to be avoided when describing a person. '''Gay' man'' or ''lesbian'' are the preferred nouns which stress cultural and social matters over sex.
The ''[[Guardian Style Guide]]'', ''[[Newswatch Diversity Style Guide]]'', ''[[The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language]]'', and the Committee on Lesbian and Gay Concern of the [[American Psychological Association]]'s ''Avoiding Heterosexual Bias in Language'' agree that "gay" is the preferred term.
Likewise, the use of ''homosexuality'' to describe [[human sexual behavior]]s between people of the same sex may be inaccurate, although it is not perceived as being as offensive as ''homosexual''.
People with a same-gender sexual orientation generally prefer the terms [[gay]], [[lesbian]] and [[Bisexuality|bisexual]]{{Fact|date=July 2008}}. ''Lesbian'' refers specifically to women; ''gay'' can apply to both men and women, although unqualified usage would more often be referring to men. Other terms include ''same-gender-loving'' and ''same-sex-oriented.''
Among some sectors of black homosexual sub-culture, same-gender sexual behavior is sometimes viewed as solely for physical pleasure instead of romantic. Men on the ''[[Down-low (MSM)|down-low]]'' (or ''DL'') may engage in regular (although often covert) sex acts with other men while pursuing sexual and romantic relationships with women.
==History of homosexual terminology==
===Early history===
[[Post-structuralism|Poststructuralist]] theorist [[Michel Foucault]] has argued that homosexual and heterosexual identities didn't emerge until the 19th century; before that time terms described practices and not identity. Foucault cites "Westphal's famous article of 1870 on 'contrary sexual sensations'" as the "date of birth" of the categorization of the homosexual (Foucault 1976).
In his ''[[Symposium]]''. the [[ancient Greece|ancient Greek]] philosopher [[Plato]] described (through the character of the profane comedian [[Aristophanes]]) three [[sexual orientation]]s, and provided explanations for their existence using an invented [[Greek mythology|creation myth]].<ref name=glbtq>[http://www.glbtq.com/literature/classical_myth,6.html Classical Myth] on [[glbtq.com]]</ref> Aristophanes' fable is only one of many perspectives on love in the ''Symposium'', and should not be considered identical with Plato's own ideas. Most of the ''Symposium'''s speeches are intended to be flawed in different ways, with the wise Socrates coming in at the end to correct their errors.
===Tribadism===
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Although this term refers to a specific [[Lesbian sexual practices|sex act between women]] today, in the past it was commonly used to describe female-female sexual love in general, and women who had sex with women were called Tribads or Tribades. As author [[Rictor Norton]] [http://www.infopt.demon.co.uk/social22.htm explains]:
<blockquote>The ''tribas'', lesbian, from Greek ''tribein'', to rub (i.e. rubbing the pudenda together, or clitoris upon pubic bone, etc.), appears in Greek and Latin satires from the late first century. The tribade was the most common (vulgar) lesbian in European texts for many centuries. ‘Tribade’ occurs in English texts from at least as early as 1601 to at least as late as the mid-nineteenth century before it became self-consciously old-fashioned – it was in current use for nearly three centuries.</blockquote>
''Fricatrice'', a synonym for ''tribade'' that also refers to rubbing but has a Latin rather than a Greek root, appeared in English as early as 1605 (in [[Ben Jonson]]'s ''[[Volpone]]''). Its usage suggests that it was more colloquial and more [[pejorative]] than ''tribade''. Variants include the Latinized ''confricatrice'' and English ''rubster''.<ref>{{cite book | last = Andreadis | first = Harriette | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Sappho in Early Modern England: Female Same-Sex Literary Erotics, 1550-1714 | publisher = University of Chicago Press | date = 2001 | location = | pages = 41, 49-51 | url = | doi = | id = ISBN 0-22602-009-6 }}</ref>
===Sodomy===
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Though ''sodomy'' has been used to refer to a range of homosexual and heterosexual "[[unnatural act]]s", the term ''sodomite'' usually refers to a homosexual male. The term is derived from the Biblical tale of [[Sodom and Gomorrah]], and Christian churches have referred to the ''crimen sodomitae'' (crime of the Sodomites) for centuries; the modern association with homosexuality can be found as early as AD 96 in the writings of the Jewish historian [[Josephus]]. [[Jerome]] in the early 5th century uses the forms Sodoman, in Sodomis, Sodomorum, Sodomæ, Sodomitæ (Hallam 1993). The modern German word ''Sodomie'' and the Norwegian ''sodomi'' refer to [[Zoophilia|bestiality]].
===Lesbianism===
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Lesbian writer [[Emma Donoghue]] found that the term ''lesbian'' (with its modern meaning) was in use in the English language from at least the 17th century. A 1732 book by William King, ''The Toast'', uses "lesbian loves" and "tribadism" interchangeably : "she loved Women in the same Manner as Men love them; she was a Tribad".
===Sapphism===
Named after the Greek poet [[Sappho]] who lived on [[Lesbos Island]] and wrote love poems to women, this term has been in use since at least the 18th century, with the connotation of lesbian. In 1773, a London magazine described sex between women as "Sapphic passion". The adjective form ''Sapphic'' is still commonly used in the English language.
===Molly and tommy===
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In 18th century England, the term ''molly'' was used for male homosexuals; it implied [[effeminacy]]. ''Tommy'', a slang term for a homosexual woman in use by 1781, may have been coined by analogy with ''molly''.<ref>Andreadis, 10, 51.</ref>
===Pederasty===
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Today, pederasty refers specifically to the sexual orientation of an adult male towards male youths, or the cultural institutions that support such relations, as in ancient Greece. However, in the 18th and 19th centuries, the term usually referred to male homosexuality in general. A pederast was also the active partner in anal sex, whether with a male or a female partner.
===Buggery===
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Very similar in meaning (though not derivation) to ''sodomy'', the term ''buggery'' often implies anal sex, but has been used to describe a range of "unnatural sex acts", including bestiality. Derived from the French word ''Bougrerie'', which in turn came from the medieval Latin term ''bulgarus'', meaning "Bulgarian". The association was inferred by the [[Roman Catholic Church]], who supposed the sex lives of the "heretical" [[Catharism|Cathars]] of southern France were similar to the [[Bogomilism|Bogomils]] in Bulgaria. [[Cognate]]s include the Spanish ''bugarrón'', the Italian ''buggerone'', and the German ''puseran(t)'', a word which survives in Eastern Europe.
===Urningtum===
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[[Karl Heinrich Ulrichs]] invented the term ''Urning'' in Germany in the 1860s for a male-bodied person with a female psyche, who is sexually attracted to men and not women. He expanded this system to cover a range of sexual appetites and gender variance in both males and females.
===Homosexual===
[[Image:Homosexual.jpg|frame|[[Karl-Maria Kertbeny]] coined the word ''homosexual'' in this 1868 letter.]]
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The word ''homosexual'' translates literally as "of the same sex", being a hybrid of the [[Greek language|Greek]] prefix ''homo-'' meaning "same" (as distinguished from the [[Latin]] root ''homo'' meaning ''human'') and the Latin root ''sex'' meaning "sex".
The first known appearance of the term ''homosexual'' in print is found in a 1869 German pamphlet ''143 des Preussischen Strafgesetzbuchs und seine Aufrechterhaltung als 152 des Entwurfs eines Strafgesetzbuchs für den Norddeutschen Bund'' ("Paragraph 143 of the Prussian Penal Code and Its Maintenance as Paragraph 152 of the Draft of a Penal Code for the North German Confederation"). The pamphlet was written by [[Karl-Maria Kertbeny]], but published anonymously. The pamphlet advocated the repeal of [[Prussia]]'s [[sodomy law]]s (Bullough et al. ed. (1996)). Kertbeny had previously used the word in a private letter written in 1868 to Karl Heinrich Ulrichs. Kertbeny used ''Homosexualität'' in place of Ulrichs's ''Urningtum''; ''Homosexualisten'' instead of ''Urninge'', and ''Homosexualistinnen'' instead of ''Urninden''.
The first known use of ''homosexual'' in English is in [[Charles Gilbert Chaddock]]'s 1895 translation of [[Richard von Krafft-Ebing]]'s ''Psychopathia Sexualis'', a study on sexual practices.<ref>[[David Halperin]], ''One Hundred Years of Homosexuality'', Routledge, 1990, page 15</ref> The term was popularized by the 1906 [[Harden-Eulenburg Affair]].
Although some early writers used the adjective ''homosexual'' to refer to any single-gender context (such as an all-girls' school), today the term implies a sexual aspect. The term ''[[Homosociality|homosocial]]'' is now used to describe single-sex contexts that are not specifically sexual.
===Homogenic love===
Used by [[Edward Carpenter]] in ''Homogenic Love: and its Place in a Free Society'', 1894.
===Other late 19th and early 20th century sexological terms===
* ''Antipathic sexual instinct'' (used by [[Richard von Krafft-Ebing]] in "Psychopathia Sexualis, with Special Reference to the Antipathic Sexual Instinct: A Medico-Forensic Study", 1886).
* ''[[Sexual inversion (sexology)|Sexual inversion]]'' (used by Krafft-Ebing and also [[Havelock Ellis]] and [[John Addington Symonds]] in "Sexual Inversion", 1897. Popularised by [[Radclyffe Hall]]'s use of it in her novel ''[[The Well of Loneliness]]''.)
* ''Psychosexual hermaphroditism'' (used by Krafft-Ebing and later Ellis to mean [[bisexuality]], as opposed to complete inversion (exclusive homosexuality). Freud uses the term in "Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality" (1905) to refer to male homosexuality.)
* ''The intermediate sex'' (used by Edward Carpenter in "The Intermediate Sex", 1908)
* ''Similisexualism'' or ''similsexualism'' (used by Edward Irenaeus Prime-Stevenson [writing as Xavier Mayne] in "The Intersexes: A History of Similisexualism as a Problem in Social Life", 1908)
* ''[[Third gender]]''
* ''Intersexuality'' (used around 1900 as a synonym for "inversion"; the term now has a different meaning — see [[intersexuality]])
These terms describe individuals for whom the sex of the [[Psyche (psychology)|psyche]] is the opposite of that of the genitals (as with Ulrich's ''Urnings''). The female invert is therefore masculine and the male invert is feminine. Traits of inversion include homosexual erotic attraction, temperament, and behavior; sometimes inversion can affect career choice and even anatomic structure. Krafft-Ebing, drawing on the earlier writings of Karl Heinrich Ulrichs, described male inverts with varying degrees of effeminacy, from Effemination in which a man has a distinctly feminine demeanor, to Androgyny in which a man is so effeminate that he can even has feminine bodily characteristics like rounded hips.
===Homophile===
[[Image:Queer liberation banners, Philadelphia 1972.jpg|thumb|right|"Homophiles of Penn State" banner, 1972. Philadelpha, Pennsylvania, United States]]{{main|Homophile}}
Popular in the 1950s and 1960s (and still in occasional use today, particularly in writing by [[Church of England|Anglican]] clergy), the term ''homophile'' was an attempt to avoid the clinical implications of [[sexual pathology]] found with the word ''homosexual'', emphasizing love ([[-phil-|-phile]]) instead.
===Homogenital===
In the late twentieth century, this word was coined by [[Christian]] groups [[List of Christian denominational positions on homosexuality|opposed to homosexuality]].{{Fact|date=February 2007}} In contrast to ''homophile'', the word focuses solely on the sexual acts which some churches believe to be [[sin]]ful, side-stepping the associated issues of [[Romantic friendship|romantic]] or [[same-sex marriage|family love]], [[Gay community|community]], and [[sexual identity|personal identity]]. The term's use remains confined mostly to anti-gay religious groups, but it is occasionally seen in the writings of their opponents, such as [[DignityUSA]].
===Androtrop and Gynäkotropin===
From 1946 to 1966, homosexual activist Kurt Hiller published a number of poems and articles in Swiss journal ''Der Kreis'' ("The Circle"). In one of them he joined the ongoing debate on terminology by suggesting the terms ''Androtrop'' and ''Gynäkotropin'' for male and female homosexuals, respectively. Hiller coined these German terms from the Greek words ''tropos'' (turning [to]) combined with "andro-" (male) and "gynaiko-" (female), with the addition of the German feminine ending "in". Neither term was adopted, though the first briefly gained some favor.
===Gay===
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===LGBT===
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===Queer===
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==Slang or pejorative terms==
:''See also [[Gay slang]].''
{{Dynamic list}}
Many of the following terms are considered acceptable in a casual [[register (linguistics)|register]] when used by members within [[LGBT]] communities and their allies like family and friends, but are considered [[pejorative]] or inappropriate when used in formal contexts or by outsiders. Many also imply masculinity in women (e.g. "bull dyke") or effeminacy in men (e.g. "fairy").
===English===
====Female====
[[Image:A Dyke on a Bike by David Shankbone.jpg|thumb|A [[Dyke (slang)|Dyke]]]]
* [[Dyke (slang)|Dyke]] (variations: bull dyke, bull dagger (alternatively bulldagger, bulldicker,<ref name="Cassell's Dictionary of Slang for bulldicker">{{cite web
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| publisher=Sterling Publishing, ISBN 0304366366
| date=2006, page 201
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| date=2006, page 146
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| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref> from 1920s black American slang.<ref name="Krantz">{{cite journal | last = Krantz | first = Susan E. | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Reconsidering the Etymology of Bulldike | journal = American Speech | volume = 70 | issue = 2 | pages = 217–221 | publisher = | date = 1995 | url = http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0003-1283%28199522%2970%3A2%3C217%3ARTEOB%3E2.0.CO%3B2-T | doi = 10.2307/455819| id = | accessdate = }}</ref><ref name="Prisons and Prisoners ">{{cite web
| title=Prisons and Prisoners
| publisher=GLBTQ Encyclopedia
| date=2006
| url=http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/prisons,2.html
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref>
* Bean flicker- "Likening the clitoris to a bean"<ref name="Bean flicker">{{cite web
| title=Bean flicker
| publisher=London Slang
| date=24 September 2000
| url
=http://www.londonslang.com/db/b/
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref>
* Butch, butch-broad<ref name="Cassell's Dictionary of Slang for butch-broad">{{cite web
| last =Green
| first =Jonathon
| title=Cassell's Dictionary of Slang
| publisher=Sterling Publishing, ISBN 0304366366
| date=2006, page 222
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=http://books.google.com/books?id=5GpLcC4a5fAC&pg=PA226&lpg=PA226&dq=%22butt+pirate%22+-blog+slang+gay&source=web&ots=2wmPR2gjw2&sig=41gAs0ncWzvNGfck5HmEENRWwXQ
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* Carpet muncher (or rug muncher)<ref name="carpet muncher">{{cite web
| title=carpet muncher
| publisher=London Slang
| date=24 September 2000
| url
=http://www.londonslang.com/db/c/
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref>
* Angry lesbian: addresses the common stereotype of homosexual women being moody and unhappy, but does not strictly denote one's sexuality (angry lesbian can describe anyone in a foul mood, which only serves as a further way of 'putting down' homosexuals, e.g. using 'gay' as a synonym for 'stupid.')
* Diesel Dyke<ref name="Diesel Dyke">{{cite web
| title=Diesel Dyke
| publisher=London Slang
| date=24 September 2000
| url
=http://www.londonslang.com/db/d/
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref>
* Drag dyke<ref name="Cassell's Dictionary of Slang for Drag dyke">{{cite web
| last =Green
| first =Jonathon
| title=Cassell's Dictionary of Slang
| publisher=Sterling Publishing, ISBN 0304366366
| date=2006, page 444
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=http://books.google.com/books?id=5GpLcC4a5fAC&pg=PA226&lpg=PA226&dq=%22butt+pirate%22+-blog+slang+gay&source=web&ots=2wmPR2gjw2&sig=41gAs0ncWzvNGfck5HmEENRWwXQ
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref>
* Muff Diver<ref name="Muff Dive">{{cite web
| title=Muff Dive
| publisher=London Slang
| date=24 September 2000
| url
=http://www.londonslang.com/db/m/
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* Kitty puncher or pussy puncher with both ''kitty'' and ''pussy'' referring to a woman's vagina and ''puncher'' a variation on various derogatory terms for gay men like donut puncher et al<ref name="Cassell's Dictionary of Slang for Donut puncher">{{cite web
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| first =Jonathon
| title=Cassell's Dictionary of Slang
| publisher=Sterling Publishing, ISBN 0304366366
| date=2006, page 440
| url
=http://books.google.com/books?id=my_ut0maeV4C&pg=PA440&dq=%22Donut+puncher%22+gay&sig=thPzRoHEPOezH1XHX499prJycNU
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* Lezzie/Lesbo/Leso (also lezzer/lesser) (abbreviation for lesbian)<ref name="lezzer / lesser / lesbo ">{{cite web
| title=lezzer / lesser / lesbo
| publisher=London Slang
| date=24 September 2000
| url
=http://www.londonslang.com/db/l/
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref>
* The Game of Flats (an 18th century English term for sex between women)<ref name="Homosexuality in Eighteenth-Century England">{{cite web
| last =Norton
| first =Rictor
| title="The Game of Flats, 1749," Homosexuality in Eighteenth-Century England: A Sourcebook.
| publisher=Sterling Publishing, ISBN 0304366366
| date=14 April 2000, updated 30 March 2003. The reference is to A. G. Busbequius, Travels into Turkey, English translation (London, 1744). The original book, published much earlier, was invariably cited whenever lesbianism was mentioned, e.g. William Walsh's A Dialogue Concerning Women (London, 1691) and in Martin Schurig's Muliebria Historico-Medica (1729).
| url
=http://www.infopt.demon.co.uk/1749flat.htm
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref>
* Todger dodger, todger meaning penis<ref name="A Dictionary of Slang, T">{{cite web
| last =Duckworth
| first =Ted
| title=A Dictionary of Slang, Slanguistics
| publisher=Peevish
| date=1996-2007
| url
=http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/t.htm
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref>
====Male====
* Anal Assassin (U.K) or anal astronaut<ref name="Cassell's Dictionary of Slang for bootie-buster">{{cite web
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| first =Jonathon
| title=Cassell's Dictionary of Slang
| publisher=Sterling Publishing, ISBN 0304366366
| date=2006, page 161 included in defn of bootie-buster
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* Ass Bandit<ref name="Bum bandit"/> or arse bandit<ref name="A Dictionary of Slang, A">{{cite web
| last =Duckworth
| first =Ted
| title=A Dictionary of Slang, Slanguistics
| publisher=Peevish
| date=1996-2007
| url
=http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/a.htm
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref>
* Ass [[Speleology|Spelunker]], referring to the anus as a cave to be spelunked
* Ass Jockey
* Back Door Bandit<ref name="Bum bandit"/>
* Backgammon player (late 18th century Britain)<ref name="Cassell's Dictionary of Slang for Backgammon player">{{cite web
| last =Green
| first =Jonathon
| title=Cassell's Dictionary of Slang
| publisher=Sterling Publishing, ISBN 0304366366
| date=2006, page 49
| url
=http://books.google.com/books?id=5GpLcC4a5fAC&pg=PA226&lpg=PA226&dq=%22butt+pirate%22+-blog+slang+gay&source=web&ots=2wmPR2gjw2&sig=41gAs0ncWzvNGfck5HmEENRWwXQ
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref>
* Batty Boy (alternatively Botty Boy)<ref name="Botty Boy">{{cite web
| title=Botty Boy
| publisher=London Slang
| date=24 September 2000
| url
=http://www.londonslang.com/db/b/
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref>
* Bender<ref name="Bender">{{cite web
| title=Bender
| publisher=London Slang
| date=24 September 2000
| url
=http://www.londonslang.com/db/b/
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref>
* Bent, bentshot<ref name="bent as a nine* pound/bob note">{{cite web
| title=bent as a nine* pound/bob note
| publisher=London Slang
| date=24 September 2000
| url
=http://www.londonslang.com/db/b/
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref> or bender<ref name="A Dictionary of Slang, B">{{cite web
| last =Duckworth
| first =Ted
| title=A Dictionary of Slang, Slanguistics
| publisher=Peevish
| date=1996-2007
| url
=http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/b.htm
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref>
* Bone smuggler<ref name="Cassell's Dictionary of Slang for Bone smugler">{{cite web
| last =Green
| first =Jonathon
| title=Cassell's Dictionary of Slang
| publisher=Sterling Publishing, ISBN 0304366366
| date=2006, page 154
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| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref> or sausage smuggler
* Brown Hatter
* Brownie king or brown piper<ref name="Cassell's Dictionary of Slang for Brownie king">{{cite web
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| first =Jonathon
| title=Cassell's Dictionary of Slang
| publisher=Sterling Publishing, ISBN 0304366366
| date=2006, page 188
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* Bufter or booty buffer<ref name="Cassell's Dictionary of Slang for booty buffer">{{cite web
| last =Green
| first =Jonathon
| title=Cassell's Dictionary of Slang
| publisher=Sterling Publishing, ISBN 0304366366
| date=2006, page 161
| url
=http://books.google.com/books?id=5GpLcC4a5fAC&pg=PA226&lpg=PA226&dq=%22butt+pirate%22+-blog+slang+gay&source=web&ots=2wmPR2gjw2&sig=41gAs0ncWzvNGfck5HmEENRWwXQ
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref>
* Bum bandit<ref name="Bum bandit">{{cite web
| title=Bum bandit
| publisher=London Slang
| date=24 September 2000
| url
=http://www.londonslang.com/db/b/
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref>
* Bum boy or bum chum,<ref name="Cassell's Dictionary of Slang for Bum boy">{{cite web
| last =Green
| first =Jonathon
| title=Cassell's Dictionary of Slang
| publisher=Sterling Publishing, ISBN 0304366366
| date=2006, page 206
| url
=http://books.google.com/books?id=5GpLcC4a5fAC&pg=PA226&lpg=PA226&dq=%22butt+pirate%22+-blog+slang+gay&source=web&ots=2wmPR2gjw2&sig=41gAs0ncWzvNGfck5HmEENRWwXQ
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref> also bum robber<ref name="Cassell's Dictionary of Slang for bum robber">{{cite web
| last =Green
| first =Jonathon
| title=Cassell's Dictionary of Slang
| publisher=Sterling Publishing, ISBN 0304366366
| date=2006, page 208
| url
=http://books.google.com/books?id=5GpLcC4a5fAC&pg=PA226&lpg=PA226&dq=%22butt+pirate%22+-blog+slang+gay&source=web&ots=2wmPR2gjw2&sig=41gAs0ncWzvNGfck5HmEENRWwXQ
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref>
* Bumhole engineer<ref name="Bumhole engineer">{{cite web
| title=Bumhole engineer
| publisher=London Slang
| date=24 September 2000
| url
=http://www.londonslang.com/db/b/
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref>
* Butt Pirate,<ref name="Cassell's Dictionary of Slang for Butt Pirate">{{cite web
| last =Green
| first =Jonathon
| title=Cassell's Dictionary of Slang
| publisher=Sterling Publishing, ISBN 0304366366
| date=2006, page 226
| url
=http://books.google.com/books?id=5GpLcC4a5fAC&pg=PA226&lpg=PA226&dq=%22butt+pirate%22+-blog+slang+gay&source=web&ots=2wmPR2gjw2&sig=41gAs0ncWzvNGfck5HmEENRWwXQ
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref> butt rider or butt rustler<ref name="Cassell's Dictionary of Slang for butt rider">{{cite web
| last =Green
| first =Jonathon
| title=Cassell's Dictionary of Slang
| publisher=Sterling Publishing, ISBN 0304366366
| date=2006, page 226
| url
=http://books.google.com/books?id=5GpLcC4a5fAC&pg=PA226&lpg=PA226&dq=%22butt+pirate%22+-blog+slang+gay&source=web&ots=2wmPR2gjw2&sig=41gAs0ncWzvNGfck5HmEENRWwXQ
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref>
* (a) Charlie (rhyme slang for Charlie Ronce which rhymes with ''ponce'')<ref name="(a right) Charlie">{{cite web
| title=(a right) Charlie
| publisher=London Slang
| date=24 September 2000
| url
=http://www.londonslang.com/db/c/
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref>
* Chi chi man (Jamaica and the Caribbean)<ref>C Gutzmore, ''Casting the First Stone'', Interventions: International Journal of Postcolonial Studies, 2004 - Taylor & Francis, Volume 6, Number 1, April 2004 , pp. 118-134(17)</ref><ref name="Forbidden Words: Taboo and the ">{{cite web
| last =Allan
| first =Keith
| coauthors=Kate Burridge
| title=Forbidden Words: Taboo and the Censoring of Language
| publisher=Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0521819601
| date=2006, page 156
| url
=http://books.google.com/books?id=b2rCLYHjDMgC&pg=PA156&dq=%22Chi+Chi+Man%22+-blog+slang+gay&sig=d2NXMwP7lKQOWzD30sHlcNTabpE
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref>
* Chutney ferret<ref name="Chutney ferret">{{cite web
| title=Chutney ferret
| publisher=London Slang
| date=24 September 2000
| url
=http://www.londonslang.com/db/c/
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref>
* Cock jockey<ref name="A Dictionary of Slang, C">{{cite web
| last =Duckworth
| first =Ted
| title=A Dictionary of Slang, Slanguistics
| publisher=Peevish
| date=1996-2007
| url
=http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/c.htm
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref>
* Cock knocker, cockknocker and cocknocker<ref name="A Dictionary of Slang, C">{{cite web
| last =Duckworth
| first =Ted
| title=A Dictionary of Slang, Slanguistics
| publisher=Peevish
| date=1996-2007
| url
=http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/c.htm
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref>
* Cockpipe cosmonaut<ref name="Cassell's Dictionary of Slang for Cockpipe cosmonaut">{{cite web
| last =Green
| first =Jonathon
| title=Cassell's Dictionary of Slang
| publisher=Sterling Publishing, ISBN 0304366366
| date=2006, page 232
| url
=http://books.google.com/books?id=5GpLcC4a5fAC&pg=PA226&lpg=PA226&dq=%22butt+pirate%22+-blog+slang+gay&source=web&ots=2wmPR2gjw2&sig=41gAs0ncWzvNGfck5HmEENRWwXQ
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref>
* Corn Holer
* Donut puncher (or Doughnut puncher)<ref name="Cassell's Dictionary of Slang for Donut puncher">{{cite web
| last =Green
| first =Jonathon
| title=Cassell's Dictionary of Slang
| publisher=Sterling Publishing, ISBN 0304366366
| date=2006, page 440
| url
=http://books.google.com/books?id=my_ut0maeV4C&pg=PA440&dq=%22Donut+puncher%22+gay&sig=thPzRoHEPOezH1XHX499prJycNU
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref>
* [[faggot (slang)|Faggot]] (variation: fag) (U.S., recorded from 1914)<ref name="fag">{{cite web
| title=fag
| publisher=London Slang
| date=24 September 2000
| url
=http://www.londonslang.com/db/f/
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref>
* Fairy (common and acceptable for part of the 20th century)<ref name="Cassell's Dictionary of Slang for fairy">{{cite web
| last =Green
| first =Jonathon
| title=Cassell's Dictionary of Slang
| publisher=Sterling Publishing, ISBN 0304366366
| date=2006, page 485
| url
=http://books.google.com/books?id=my_ut0maeV4C&pg=PA440&dq=%22Donut+puncher%22+gay&sig=thPzRoHEPOezH1XHX499prJycNU#PPA485,M1
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref>
* Flit<ref name="Cassell's Dictionary of Slang for Flit">{{cite web
| last =Green
| first =Jonathon
| title=Cassell's Dictionary of Slang
| publisher=Sterling Publishing, ISBN 0304366366
| date=2006, page 522
| url
=http://books.google.com/books?id=my_ut0maeV4C&pg=PA440&dq=%22Donut+puncher%22+gay&sig=thPzRoHEPOezH1XHX499prJycNU
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref>
* Fruit also Fruit loop, fruit packer, butt fruit, etc<ref name="Cassell's Dictionary of Slang for Fruit et al">{{cite web
| last =Green
| first =Jonathon
| title=Cassell's Dictionary of Slang
| publisher=Sterling Publishing, ISBN 0304366366
| date=2006, page 549
| url
=http://books.google.com/books?id=my_ut0maeV4C&pg=PA440&dq=%22Donut+puncher%22+gay&sig=thPzRoHEPOezH1XHX499prJycNU
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref>
* Fudge packer<ref name="Fudge packer">{{cite web
| title=Fudge packer
| publisher=London Slang
| date=24 September 2000
| url
=http://www.londonslang.com/db/f/
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref> and fudge nudger<ref name="A Dictionary of Slang, F">{{cite web
| last =Duckworth
| first =Ted
| title=A Dictionary of Slang, Slanguistics
| publisher=Peevish
| date=1996-2007
| url
=http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/f.htm
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref>
* Gentleman of the back door (late 18th century Britain)
* Harry hoofter, rhyme slang of poofter<ref name="A Dictionary of Slang, H">{{cite web
| last =Duckworth
| first =Ted
| title=A Dictionary of Slang, Slanguistics
| publisher=Peevish
| date=1996-2007
| url
=http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/h.htm
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref>
* Iron (hoof) or ''iron hoofter'' (rhyme slang for poof)<ref name="Iron (hoof)">{{cite web
| title=Iron (hoof)
| publisher=London Slang
| date=24 September 2000
| url
=http://www.londonslang.com/db/i/
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref>
* Jobby jabber (mainly Scottish with jobby referring to excrement)<ref name="A Dictionary of Slang, J">{{cite web
| last =Duckworth
| first =Ted
| title=A Dictionary of Slang, Slanguistics
| publisher=Peevish
| date=1996-2007
| url
=http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/j.htm
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref>
* Knob jockey<ref name="A Dictionary of Slang, K">{{cite web
| last =Duckworth
| first =Ted
| title=A Dictionary of Slang, Slanguistics
| publisher=Peevish
| date=1996-2007
| url
=http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/k.htm
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref>
* Limp wristed<ref name="Limp wristed">{{cite web
| title=Limp wristed
| publisher=London Slang
| date=24 September 2000
| url
=http://www.londonslang.com/db/l/
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref>
* [[Marmite]] miner<ref name="A Dictionary of Slang, M">{{cite web
| last =Duckworth
| first =Ted
| title=A Dictionary of Slang, Slanguistics
| publisher=Peevish
| date=1996-2007
| url
=http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/m.htm
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref>
* Marmite Motorway Mechanic
* Nancy or nancy boy,<ref name="Nancy boy">{{cite web
| title=Nancy boy
| publisher=London Slang
| date=24 September 2000
| url
=http://www.londonslang.com/db/n/
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref> girlyboy<ref name="Cassell's Dictionary of Slang for girlyboy">{{cite web
| last =Green
| first =Jonathon
| title=Cassell's Dictionary of Slang
| publisher=Sterling Publishing, ISBN 0304366366
| date=2006, page 598
| url
=http://books.google.com/books?id=my_ut0maeV4C&pg=PA440&dq=%22Donut+puncher%22+gay&sig=thPzRoHEPOezH1XHX499prJycNU
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref> or nellie<ref name="A Dictionary of Slang, N">{{cite web
| last =Duckworth
| first =Ted
| title=A Dictionary of Slang, Slanguistics
| publisher=Peevish
| date=1996-2007
| url
=http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/n.htm
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref>
* Oklahomo<ref name="Oklahomo!: (Third Stage; 50 seats; $18 top)">{{cite web
| last =Hirschhorn
| first =Joel
| title=Oklahomo!: (Third Stage; 50 seats; $18 top)
| publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]
| date=July 19, 2005
| url
=http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117927710.html?categoryid=33&cs=1
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref>
* Pansy<ref name="Bad Baby Names">{{cite web
| last =Kemp
| first =A.C.
| title=Bad Baby Names
| publisher=Slang City
| date=2002-2005
| url
=http://www.slangcity.com/b_b_name.htm
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref>
* Pillow biter<ref name="Pillow biter">{{cite web
| title=Pillow biter
| publisher=London Slang
| date=24 September 2000
| url
=http://www.londonslang.com/db/p/
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref> or mattress muncher,<ref name="A Dictionary of Slang, M">{{cite web
| last =Duckworth
| first =Ted
| title=A Dictionary of Slang, Slanguistics
| publisher=Peevish
| date=1996-2007
| url
=http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/m.htm
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref> referring to anal sex when one partner is face-down often into a pillow
* Poo pusher, poo pirate or chocolate puncher with variations on each<ref name="Cassell's Dictionary of Slang for chocolate puncher">{{cite web
| last =Green
| first =Jonathon
| title=Cassell's Dictionary of Slang
| publisher=Sterling Publishing, ISBN 0304366366
| date=2006, page 281
| url
=http://books.google.com/books?id=my_ut0maeV4C&pg=PA440&dq=%22Donut+puncher%22+gay&sig=thPzRoHEPOezH1XHX499prJycNU
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref>
* Poop Pilferer, sometimes referred to as a fanny bandit.<ref name="Cassell's Dictionary of Slang for chocolate puncher">{{cite web
| last =Green
| first =Jonathon
| title=Cassell's Dictionary of Slang
| publisher=Sterling Publishing, ISBN 0304366366
| date=2006, page 281
| url
=http://books.google.com/books?id=my_ut0maeV4C&pg=PA440&dq=%22Donut+puncher%22+gay&sig=thPzRoHEPOezH1XHX499prJycNU
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref>
* Poof (variation: poofter, pouf, poove, pooftah, pooff, puff) (U.K, Australia and New Zealand)<ref name="A Dictionary of Slang, P">{{cite web
| last =Duckworth
| first =Ted
| title=A Dictionary of Slang, Slanguistics
| publisher=Peevish
| date=1996-2007
| url
=http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/p.htm
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref>
* Prayer boys{{Fact|date=May 2008}}
* Queen, princess and variations<ref name="A Dictionary of Slang, Q">{{cite web
| last =Duckworth
| first =Ted
| title=A Dictionary of Slang, Slanguistics
| publisher=Peevish
| date=1996-2007
| url
=http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/q.htm
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref>
:* [[Bean queen]] (also Taco queen or Salsa queen), gay men attracted to Hispanic gay men<ref name="A Brief Dictionary of Queer Slang and Culture">{{cite web
| last =Scott
| first =Rebecca
| title=A Brief Dictionary of Queer Slang and Culture
| publisher=Rebecca Scott
| date=1997
| url
=http://www.geocities.com/WestHollywood/Stonewall/4219/
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref><ref name="troy">[http://ec.gayalliance.org/articles/000427.shtml ''Misadventures in Boyland'']</ref><ref name="terms">[http://www.sex-lexis.com/SYNONYMS/Tijuana%20queen ''Dictionary of Sexual Terms''] </ref>
:* [[Chicken (gay slang)|Chicken queen]], older gay men interested in younger or younger appearing men.<ref name="TIME">{{cite news
|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,917786,00.html
|title=Crossing Signals
|date=[[September 8]] [[1975]]
|publisher=[[Time (magazine)|''Time'' magazine]]
|accessdate=2007-07-16}}</ref>
:* Curry queen, gay men attracted to Asian gay men<ref name="A Dictionary of Slang, C">{{cite web
| last =Duckworth
| first =Ted
| title=A Dictionary of Slang, Slanguistics
| publisher=Peevish
| date=1996-2007
| url
=http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/c.htm
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref>
:* Dinge queen, gay men attracted to black gay men. offensive use of 'dinge' meaning black<ref name="A Dictionary of Slang, D">{{cite web
| last =Duckworth
| first =Ted
| title=A Dictionary of Slang, Slanguistics
| publisher=Peevish
| date=1996-2007
| url
=http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/d.htm
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref>
:* Drag queen, gay men into fashion or cross-dressing<ref name="A Dictionary of Slang, D">{{cite web
| last =Duckworth
| first =Ted
| title=A Dictionary of Slang, Slanguistics
| publisher=Peevish
| date=1996-2007
| url
=http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/d.htm
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref>
:* Drama queen, gay men given to [[melodrama]]tics
:* Gym queen, gay men given to athletic development<ref name="A Dictionary of Slang, G">{{cite web
| last =Duckworth
| first =Ted
| title=A Dictionary of Slang, Slanguistics
| publisher=Peevish
| date=1996-2007
| url
=http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/g.htm
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref>
:* Pissy queen, gay men perceived as fussy<ref name="A Dictionary of Slang, P">{{cite web
| last =Duckworth
| first =Ted
| title=A Dictionary of Slang, Slanguistics
| publisher=Peevish
| date=1996-2007
| url
=http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/p.htm
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref> not to be confused with ''piss queen'' which can be a gay man into [[urolagnia|urine-play]]{{Fact|date=July 2008}}
:* Rice queen, gay men into Asian gay men
:* [[Anal-oral sex|Rim]] queen, gay men into [[anal-oral sex]]
:* Scat queen, gay men into [[coprophilia]]<ref name="A Dictionary of Slang, S">{{cite web
| last =Duckworth
| first =Ted
| title=A Dictionary of Slang, Slanguistics
| publisher=Peevish
| date=1996-2007
| url
=http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/s.htm
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref>
* Rectal (or Rectum) Ranger
* Rump Ranger
* Sausage jockey (U.K)<ref name="Sausage jockey">{{cite web
| title=Sausage jockey
| publisher=London Slang
| date=24 September 2000
| url
=http://www.londonslang.com/db/s/
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref>
* Shirt lifter<ref name="Shirt lifter">{{cite web
| title=Shirt lifter
| publisher=London Slang
| date=24 September 2000
| url
=http://www.londonslang.com/db/s/
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref>
* Shit Stabber<ref name="A Dictionary of Slang, S">{{cite web
| last =Duckworth
| first =Ted
| title=A Dictionary of Slang, Slanguistics
| publisher=Peevish
| date=1996-2007
| url
=http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/s.htm
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref>
* Snapper{{Fact|date=May 2008}}
* Spunk Monkey{{Fact|date=May 2008}}
* Turd Burglar<ref name="A Dictionary of Slang, T">{{cite web
| last =Duckworth
| first =Ted
| title=A Dictionary of Slang, Slanguistics
| publisher=Peevish
| date=1996-2007
| url
=http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/t.htm
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref>
* Turner - Another pejorative term, which has fallen out of use since the 1930s. There are two theories as to the origins of this slang word for homosexual: 1. Late 19th century east London slang in homosexual circles, signifying an ostensibly heterosexual young man who may be induced to experiment with homoeroticism and ultimately to ‘turn’ (i.e. to become a fully-fledged practicing homosexual). A more discreet version of the slang pejorative ‘bender’, signifying a homosexual male. ‘Turn’ here signifies ‘turning around’, or ‘turning one’s back’ in order to receive phallic penetration.
* [[Twink (gay slang)|Twink]]
* Uphill gardener, referring to the logistics of anal intercourse<ref name="uphill / upstairs gardener">{{cite web
| title=uphill / upstairs gardener
| publisher=London Slang
| date=24 September 2000
| url
=http://www.londonslang.com/db/u/
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref>
* Upstairs gardner, referring to the logistics of anal intercourse<ref name="uphill / upstairs gardener"/>
* Vagina decliner
* Woolly,<ref name="A Dictionary of Slang, W">{{cite web
| last =Duckworth
| first =Ted
| title=A Dictionary of Slang, Slanguistics
| publisher=Peevish
| date=1996-2007
| url
=http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/w.htm
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref> woofter and woolie woofter, a character from an ''[[Evening Standard]]'' cartoon and rhyming slang for poofter<ref name="Woolie woofter">{{cite web
| title=Woolie woofter
| publisher=London Slang
| date=24 September 2000
| url
=http://www.londonslang.com/db/w/
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref>
;Both:
* Kamp/[[Camp (style)|Camp]]<ref name="A Dictionary of Slang, C">{{cite web
| last =Duckworth
| first =Ted
| title=A Dictionary of Slang, Slanguistics
| publisher=Peevish
| date=1996-2007
| url
=http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/c.htm
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref>
* Ginger beer (rhyme slang for queer)<ref name="Ginger beer">{{cite web
| title=Ginger beer
| publisher=London Slang
| date=24 September 2000
| url
=http://www.londonslang.com/db/g/
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref>
* Homo (abbreviation for homosexual)<ref name="Homo">{{cite web
| title=Homo
| publisher=London Slang
| date=24 September 2000
| url
=http://www.londonslang.com/db/h/
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref>
* [[Queer]]<ref name="Queer">{{cite web
| title=Queer
| publisher=London Slang
| date=24 September 2000
| url
=http://www.londonslang.com/db/q/
| accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref>
===German===
;Female:
* Lesbe - As a noun, meaning "lesbian". The related adjective is "lesbisch"
* Lesbierin (obsolete)
* Sapphistin (obsolete) - referring to [[Sappho]]
* Homosexuelle - As a noun (in the nominative case), meaning "homosexual". The related adjective is "homosexuell".
;Male:
* Warmer Brüder (moderately pejorative) - meaning "warm brother"
* Schwuler - As a noun, related to the adjective "schwül" (meaning "sultry"), usually translated as "gay". The related adjective is "schwul"
* Schwuchtel (pejorative)
* Homosexueller - As a noun (in the nominative case), meaning "homosexual". The related adjective is "homosexuell".
===French===
;Female:
* Femme Damnée - literally, "damned woman." Not in usage today, this term is found in several works of French literature of the late 19th and early 20th century, including the poem by [[Charles Baudelaire]]
* Gouine
* Goudou, gousse
* Boutch
;Male:
* Pédé, or PD - a shortened form of "pédéraste"
* Pédale
* Tapette
* Lopette
* Tafiole
* Tarlouze
* Fife ([[Quebec]])
===Portuguese===
;Female:
* Sapatão, sapatona (Brazil)
* Machorra (Brazil)
* Fufa (Portugal)
;Male:
* Paneleiro, panelas (Portugal)
* Maricas (Portugal)
* Larilas (Portugal)
* Lele (Portugal)
* Rabo (Portugal)
* Rabeta (Portugal)
* Panasca (Portugal)
* Bicha (Brazil, Portugal)
* Boiola (Brazil, Portugal)
* Viado, viadinho (Brazil)
* Queima-rosca (Brazil)
* Trinca-rin (Brazil)
* Mocinha (Brazil)
* Barbie (Brazil)
* Fruta (Brazil)
* Baitola (Brazil)
===Spanish===
Most of the following words have a highly pejorative description. However, some may be used by Spanish-speaking gays as a sign of pride.
;Female:
* Arepara
* Bollo (Spain)
* Bollera (Spain)
* Chiluda (Mexico)
* Machorra (Mexico, Spain)
* Mal-flor
* Manflora
* Marimacho (Spain)
* Pantalonuda
* Tortillera (Chile, Mexico, Spain, Argentina)
* Levi's (lebais) (Mexico)
;Male:
* Maricón - common usage
* Joto (Argentina)
* Maricona (Spain)
* Reina (Spain)
* Reinona (Spain)
* Pájaro (Argentina)
* Puñal (Mexico)
* Puto (Mexico, Argentina)
* Quebrado (Argentina)
* Trolo (Argentina)
* Pargo (Venezuela)
* Parcha (Venezuela)
* Loca (syn. queer, Venezuela)
* Manflórico (Los Andes, Venezuela)
* Parguete (Venezuela)
* Raro (Venezuela)
===Chinese===
;Male:
* 同志 Tóng Zhì(Tong zjer) Mandarin - "comrade"
* 基佬 Gēi-lóu (Gay low) Cantonese - "gay guy(dude)"
===Russian===
<!-- Note that this section includes only slang or pejorative terms
commented out terms probably are not
*[[:ru:гей]] (gay) - a transliteration of the English "gay".
*[[:ru:гомосексуал]] (gomosexual) - homosexual (as a noun applied to a man).
*[[:ru:лесбиянка]] (lesbiyanka) - lesbian.
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*голубóй (goluobóy) - as an adjective, "light blue". Used as a noun it carries the meaning "gay" or "queer", and is usually described as either inoffensive or highly offensive, varying according to the intonation of one's voice and context. However, the term can be, and often is, used by Russian-speaking gays to refer to themselves as an act of reclamation, much like the term ''fag'' in English.
===Serbian===
*peder - Male homosexual (from pederasty, today mostly pejorative)
*seka/sestra - Male homosexual (seka='sis', sestra=sister)
*gej - gay (the most used word, neutral)
==See also==
* [[List of terms for gay in different languages]]
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://de.geocities.com/gayphrases1/index.html "Gay Language Guide"] - gay slang in various languages: French, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Japanese, Hungarian, Russian, Thai
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