A

Short for asexual.

ACT-UP (ahckt uhp)

1. abbv. AIDS Coalition To Unleash Power: An organization founded in the mid 80's in New York City to fight the spread of AIDS and bring pressure to find a cure for the epidemic disease. Today, ACT-UP still has a largely gay following, but it is not a gay rights organization, it is a AIDS organization.
2. adj. Term used to describe usually gay male who is characterized by throwing himself into thirty different causes at once in a mad attempt to change out project society into a gay-friendly utopia by his twenty-third birthday. compare club kid, Joan Crawford fan club.
"Aric is such an ACT-UP queer."

androgynous (ahn-drah'-jih-nuhs) adj.

1. Term to describe somebody that fits both traditional male and traditional female stereotypes. compare epicine.
2. Term to describe somebody who has both male and female sex organs.

asexual (ay-sehks'-yu-el) adj.

Term to describe somebody having seemingly no sexual drive. see a.

B

Somebody who would be scrumpable if their face were obscured.

bang (bayng) vt.

To have sex (1) with. see jump one's bones, scrump

bear (bayr) n.

A hairy, huggable gay man. They are sooocute. compare wolf.

beard (beerd) n.

A person of the opposite sex (2) posing as or acting as the significant other of somebody who is gay.
"Hey, I ran into my old high school beard the other day."

beige (bayj) adj.

Vapid, insidious, neutral, the anti-fabulous.

bisexual (bi-sehks'-shuel) adj. n.

A person who is sexually attracted to people of either sex (2) and gender.

black triangle (blahk tri'-ayn-gel) n.

The lesser known symbol for lesbian pride. see pink triangle, rainbow.

butch (bootch) adj. n.

Term used to describe a lesbian that openly defies female gender roles, usually characterized by short hair, boyish clothing, muscles, and/or working for UPS. compare femme

C

1. n. Rare. An effeminate style and mannerism affected mainly by gays, however anyone can 'camp it up.'
2. vi. Rare. To behave in an exaggeratedly effeminate or self-mocking way.

campy (kahm'-pee) adj.

Rare. One who behaves in an especially effeminate manner, or 'camps it up'.

celibate (seh'-le-bet) adj.

Somebody who abstains from sex (1).

Christian Right Wing (kres'-tchehn rit wing) n.

The group that comprises the major opposition to gay rights.

closeted (claw'-seh-tehd) adj.

Term used to describe somebody who is gay but thinks nobody knows it. see in the closet. compare out (1).

club kid (cluhb kihd) n.

A gay male that frequents the gay bars and shakes his groove thang in an attempt to reach diva status on a weekly, if not daily, basis. Often overextended to include straight females. compare Joan Crawford fan club, ACT-UP (1).
"Jeff is sooo not a diva."

crossdresser (kraws'-dres-er) n.

A person who likes to dress in the clothes of the opposite sex (2). Crossdressers are usually straight. compare transvestite.

conversion therapy (kuhn-vehr'-zhun thay'-ruh-pee) n.

"Therapy" that utilizes heavy doses of drugs and/or religion to "convert" a person from homosexuality to heterosexuality. Usually ends with a miserable celibate homosexual frustrated that he or she will never really be straight. see reparative therapy.

come out [of the closet] (kuhm owt) vi.

The process in which LBGT people accept oneself as is, and are honest with friends, family, and acquaintences about their sexuality. compare out (2).
"Come out, come out, wherever you are... it's better than eyeballing the back of a closet door."

cute (kyut) adj.

Adorable. Another staple of the gay vocabulary. see fab, fabulous, yummy, scrumpable.

D

An angel who fell from heaven and tries to stir up chaos on earth often by playing on people's prejudices and fears. Often disguised as the extreme Christian Right Wing. see Jerry Falwell, Trent Lott

diva (dee'-va) n.

1. Singers that have earned many, many gays as fans. i.e. Madonna, Cher, Tori Amos, Whitney Houston, etc.
2. Status that club boys seek by festooning themselves with expensive clothing, jewlery, and glitter.

drag king (drahg' kihng) n.

A lesbian that looks just as good, if not better, in traditionally male clothing than a traditional male.

drag queen (drahg' kween) n.

A gay man that has too much style to be limited to the wardrobe of one sex (2).

drama (drah'-muh) n.

Short for melodrama. Action, events, and situations that are described in the manner usually reserved to horror writers and cheesy automobile commercial announcers. see drama queen.

Drama Club (drah'-muh-klub) n.

High school version of the Alliance of LBGT students.

drama queen (drah'-muh kluhb) n.

One who dramatically proclaims that his or her life is full of drama and acts as though they are in a soap opera full of heartbreak, affairs, and treachery. Can usually make a routine trip to the car wash sound more traumatic than the Argentine revolution.

dude (dud) n.

A term that rarely resides in gay males' vocabulary. If you say this at least three times a day, you are probably straight.

dyke (dik) n.

Term used to describe females attracted to other females. see lesbian, femme, butch, gay.

dykey (di'-kee) adj.

Rare. Something that pertains to lesbians. compare femmy.

E

Adhering to stereotypical female gender roles. It's a good word to describe most gay males. see flamer, flaming. compare butch.

en fuego (ehn fway'goh) adj.

Infrequently used term equivalent to flaming. (spanish)

epicine (eh-pee-seen') adj.

Term to describe somebody who fits neither traditional male nor traditional female stereotypes. compare androgynous (1).

ex-boyfriend (ecks-boi'-frehnd) n.

They only get better looking with time.

eyeball the back of the closet door (i'-bahl thuh bahck uhv thuh clos'-eht dohr) v.

Roundabout way to describe somebody that is in the closet.

F

Short for fabulous.

fabulous (fahb'-yu-les) adj.

The pinnacle of all in its class. A staple in flaming vocabularies. see cute, glam, Madonna, scrumpable, yummy, fab. compare dude, beige.
"What a fabulous window arrangement."

fag (fahg) n. adj.

Derogative term for a gay male.

faggy (fahg'-gee) adj.

Excessively gay. Used primarily by gay males.

faghag (fahg'-hag) n.

A straight female or lesbian that constantly hangs out with a particular gay male. see princess with a pink wand, fruit fly. compare stag hag.

fagmagnet (fahg'-mahg-neht) n.

1. A straight female who is attracted to mostly gay males.
"Poor Aimee, she's such a fagmagnet."
2. Something that tends to draw a big LBGT (or just gay) crowd. see Madonna.
"Lisa Loeb is a big fagmagnet."

femme (fehm) adj. n.

Term used to describe a lesbian that complies (often overly so) with female gender roles. compare butch.

femmy (fehm'-mee) adj.

More cutesy adjective form of femme. compare dykey.

fence-sitter (fehns'-sih-ter) adj. n.

Derogative term for a bisexual.

flamer (flay'-mer) n.

A usually especially effeminate gay male. see flaming.

flaming (flay'ming) adj.

Term used to describe an especially effeminategay male. see flamer.

friend of Dorothy (frehnd of dohr'-oh-thee) n.

Gay male. see gay, flamer
"He is sooo a friend of Dorothy."

fruit fly (frut fli) n.

Less derogative term for a faghag. see princess with a pink wand, compare stag hag.

G

Thinly veiled attempt to curse without breaking any commandments.
"Oh my gawd, Becky, look at her butt..."

gay (gay) n.

Term used to describe a man who is attracted to other men. Also overextended to describe women who are attracted to other women. see friend of Dorothy, dyke, flamer, lesbian. compare straight.

gaydar (gay'-dahr) n.

A sixth-sense that gays seem to have that allows them to tell if somebody else is gay, sometimes even before they open their mouth to speak.

gender (jehn'-der) n.

Male or female, according to what the person feels they are. compare sex (2)

gender bender (jehn'-der behn-der) n.

A less tactful way to describe a trangendered person.

gender role (jehn'-der rohl) n.

Set of ways people should act according to their gender.
"Gender roles are the devil."

glam (glahm) adj.

Shortened, more gay from of glamorous. see fabulous.

H

Irrational fear of gay people that usually, but not always, stems from a fear of one's own sexuality. see Christian Right Wing, Trent Lott, Jerry Falwell.

homophobic (hoh-moh-foh'-bec) adj.

Someone who suffers from an irrational fear of gay people. see Christian Right Wing, Trent Lott, Jerry Falwell.

I

Pop band.
"Contrary to popular belief, listening to Indigo Girls cannot turn you into a lesbian. If you do, you probably already were."

in the closet (en thuh claw'-zeht) colloq.

Statement to describe somebody who is gay, but thinks other people don't know. see closeted. compare out (1).

J

Main figure of the Christian Right Wing. see Trent Lott, beige. compare Madonna, Judy Garland.

Joan Crawford fan club, the (djohn crawfohrd fahn cluhb, thuh) n.

Term to describe usually gay men that collect in groups at seedy bars and quote lines from Joan Crawford and Bette Davis movies. Usually have long hair and wear black clothing, but then, that's just another sterotype. compare club kid, ACT-UP.
"Ben is such a member of the Joan Crawford fan club."

Judy Garland (ju'-dee gahr'-lend) n.

Queen of musical fame. Sang "Somewhere over the Rainbow". Idol to many gays, especially drag queens. see Tori Amos, Madonna, fabulous, Judy Garland.
"Oh, auntie Em, auntie Em!" - Judy Garland

jump one's bones (juhmp wuhnz bohnz) vt.

To have sex with. see scrump, bang.
"I want to jump her bones."

K

L

lesbian, bisexual, gay, and transgendered.

lesbian (lehz'-bee-ehn) n.

A gay female. see dyke, femme, butch

Lezbos (lehz'bohs) n.

Island of Greek Mythology that housed a tribe of women. Etymological source of the word lesbian.

lezzie (leh'-zee) adj. n.

A vulgar term for a lesbian.

M

1. Pop singer/gay idol. If you own more than five Madonna CDs and have a Y chromosome, you are most likely gay. seeTori Amos, Judy Garland, fabulous. compare Jerry Falwell, Trent Lott.
2. Epitome, pinnacle, zenith.
"Hothead Paisan is definitely the Madonna of comic characters."

masturbate (mahst'-er-bayt) vi.

The best way to remain celibate.
"Better a few years masturbation than a lifetime of therapy."

N

O

1. adj. Term used to describe somebody who is openly gay. compare in the closet, closeted.
2. v. To publically announce somebody's sexual orientation against their will. compare come out.
"What a jerk- he outed Phil to her entire family."

P

Of or pertaining to the (usually male) reproductive organs.

phallic symbol (fah'l-lihk sihm'-bohl) n.

Something penis shaped. Especially, but not limited to, things with two ball-like extrusions at the base. Common phallic symbols: tower of Pisa, Washington Monument, Eiffel Tower, mostly any monument made by a male.

phallus (fah'-luhs) n.

Penis, or other phallic symbol.

pink triangle (pihnk tri'-ayn-gel) n.

A lesser known symbol for gay pride. see rainbow, black triangle.

post-op (pohst-ahp) adj. n.

Short for post-operation. A transgendered person who has had either an operation or hormone treatments.

pre-op (pree-ahp) adj. n.

Short for pre-operation. A transgendered person who has not had any operations or hormone treatment.

princess with a pink wand (prihn'-sehs wihth e pihnk wahnd) n.

A nicer way to say faghag.

purple (per'-pel) n.

Last color of the rainbow commonly held to be the gay color. That is, according to Jerry Falwell. see Tinky-Winky.

Q

One who is LBGT. (Can be derogatory if used by a non-queer.)

R

The ubiquitous gay pride symbol. see pink triangle, black triangle.

reparative therapy (re-pay'-ruh-tihv thay'-ruh-pee) n.0

Innocuous name for a "therapy" that utilizes heavy doses of drugs and/or religion to "repair" a person's sexuality from homosexuality to heterosexuality. Usually ends with a miserable celibate homosexual frustrated that he or she will never really be straight. see conversion therapy.

S

To have sex (1) with. see jump one's bones, bang.

scrumpable (skruhmp'-e-bel) adj.

Term used to describe somebody who you might have sex (1) with. see cute, yummy.

sex (sehks) n.

1. If you don't know, I'm certainly not going to tell you. see bang, jump one's bones, scrump.
2. Male or female, what your physical characteristics describe you to be. compare gender

shunary (shuh-nay'-ree) n.

A dictionary with the phallic part removed.

slut (sluht) n.

Somebody who is able to have sex with no emotional attachment, and usually does a lot. see slutty. compare celibate.
"It is a common misconception that all gay guys are sluts, whereas, it's only my ex-boyfriends that are."

slutty (sluht'-ee) adj.

Somebody who displays characteristics of a slut. see slut.

so (soh) adv.

An amplifier.
"That sweater is so you."

sooo (soh) adv.

Exaggerated version of so. You are required to pronounce every 'o'.

stag hag (stahg' hahg) n.

Infrequently used term for a straight male that hangs around mostly gay males. compare faghag, princess with a pink wand, fruit fly.

straight (strayt) adj. n.

Term used to describe somebody attracted to people of the opposite sex and gender. also str8
"There will be a lot of straights there."

straight acting (strayt ahck'-ihng) adj.

Term used to describe somebody that is gay and acts straight. There is a lot of debate on this topic, whether straight is something you can act like and whether all gay men are really flaming or not. also straight appearing, straight acting/apperaing, s/a, s/a/a
"Well, both Jerry Fallwell and Bill Clinton are striaght, but I wouldn't want to act like either of them."

Stonewall (stohn'-wahl) n.

On the night of Judy Garland's funeral, this bar was invaded by police officers who harrassed the patrons. The drag queens fought back, and the ensuing riot is an important landmark in gay history.

T

A character from a popular television show. The purple teletubbie who was outed by Jerry Falwell.

Tori Amos (toh'ree ay'mohs) n.

Folk singer/gay idol. Commonly abbreviated to Tori. If you own more than five Tori CDs and have a Y chromosome, you are most likely gay. see Madonna, Judy Garland, fabulous. compare Jerry Falwell, Trent Lott.

theater company (thee'-e-ter kem'-pe-nee) n.

see drama club.

trannie (trah'-nee) adj. n.

A vulgar term for a transgendered person.

transgendered (trahnz-jehn'-derd) adj.

Term used to describe somebody who believes their gender differs from their sex (2). see pre-op, post-op, gender bender, trannie.

transvestite (trahnz-vehs'-tit) n.

A person who likes to dress in the clothes of the opposite sex (1). Transvestites are usually gay. compare crossdresser.

Trent Lott (hoh-moh-foh'-bec) n.

Quoted as saying gays and lesbians need help with their "problem". Strong figure in the homophobicChristian Right Wing. compareMadonna, Judy Garland.

triangle (tri'-en-gel) n.

Common gay symbol. Can be rainbow, pink, or black.

U

V

W

wolf (wolf) n.

A hairy man. The difference between wolves and bears is that there tends to be a little more of a bear to hug, if you know what I mean. Wolves have a swimmer's build. compare bear.

X

Y

Delicious/good/awesome. Usually used to describe people or items related to people. see cute, fabulous, fab, scrumpable.
"Ooh, look at that group of totally yummy flamers!"

Z