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TermContextual noteTime/Region Referencesace queen1970s term definition “great queen”. Prison slang for a man who wears a more “feminine” look i.e. shaved legs, plucked eyebrows. May be described as part of incarcerated homosexual culture. Should not be confused with the more widely-used phrase "ace," a shortening of "asexual." See "asexual." UK, USA, 1970s Mosca de Colores – Gay Dictionary alphabet peopleOffensive contemporary designation for LGBTQ+ people, often used by right-wing people reacting to perceived advancements in LGBTQ+ people's rights. 2020s- Green's Dictionary of Slang - https://greensdictofslang.com/ bathroom queen

bog queen

Gay slang statement for people who frequent public toilets looking for sexual encounters.

Synonyms: Bathsheba (composition between bathroom and Sheba to create a name reminiscent of the Queen of Sheba), Ghost (50s, ghost, because they wander the corridors of the bathroom).

USA, UK Mosca de Colores – Gay Dictionary batting for the other teamA euphemistic phrase indicating that someone (of any gender) is gay. This phrase is not a slur or especially

UK Gay Glossary

See an A-Z glossary of words and phrases relating to gay life in Britain.

The glossary includes Acts of Parliament, homosexual villages in Britain, history, people, and current and archaic gay slang.

Further data on many of the listed terms is available via accompanying links.

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AC/DC - slang for pansexual (slur).

Ace - a shortened term for asexual.

Albany Trust - a registered help set up in 1958 to complement the Homosexual Commandment Reform Society (see below).

Ally - (typically) straight supporter of the gay movement.

Asexual - a person who feels small or no sexual attraction.

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Bear - homosexual term for a large hairy male.

BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival - Europe's largest LGBTIQ+ film festival held in spring.

Biphobia - fear or despise of someone who identifies as pansexual (bi).

Bisexual - (bi) a person who feels sexual attraction across genders.

Boi - a boyish lesbian.

Buggery Act - introduced in 1533 during the reign of Henry VIII. Men having sex with men was punishable by death in Britain until 1861. It was the country's first civil sodomy law; previously, cases were administered by eccl

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Take a few of these as an example.

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It’s 2018, and it’s period for you to get with the times. Whether you are an out-and-proud gay man or an in-the-closet newbie, your dictionary of gay slang will always be as varied as your little black book of boys. So the next time someone tells

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Compared to bygone times, today we try to employ terminology to portray homosexuals and homosexuality that is more clinically appropriate and socially acceptable. We are more sensitive and respectful in defining groups of people as gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans, transsexual, intersex, asexual, gender non-conforming, and more. And we intentionally use the acronym LGBTQ to refer to a broad range of people.

It can be instructive, and sometimes entertaining, to consider the past and the archaic terminology (reflective of the attitudes and no