This Goes Out to All the Breeders

Admit it. Stereotypes really come in handy sometimes. There's nothing like a sweeping generalization to make a long story short.

Whether we admit it or not, we like being labeled. It's comfortable. Perhaps that is why the gays have created such a prolific and nuanced list of names for the different sub-groups within our species. The terminology can be confusing for a breeder. So I offer a primer in contemporary gay nomenclature.

Turn-Ons

bot·tom (bŏt'əm) likes it in the butt

top (tŏp) likes to put it in someone else's butt

ver·sa·tile (vûr'sə-təl, -tīl') likes it in his butt and likes to put it in someone else's butt

size¹ (sīz) queen (kwēn) A gay male who is exclusively interested in men with very large penises (girth and length are required); usually a bottom

rice (rīs) queen (kwēn) A white gay male who exclusively dates Asian men

Body Type

bear (bâr) A big, fat, hairy gay male; one is usually only referred to as a bear if he self identifies as such; otherwise he is just big, fat and hairy.

wolf (wʊlf) A gay male with moderate to heavy body hair with an average, or better, body build

seal (sēl) A gay male with little-to-no body hair, typically young with an above-average body

Age

dad·dy (dăd'ē)

1. A gay man who is middle-aged or older and sexually attractive
2. An older gay man who is in a relationship with a younger man
3. A wealthy, older gay man who is in a relationship with a younger man for whom the relationship provides the primary source of financial resources
   

twink A young or young-looking male homosexual

chick·en (chĭk'ən) A young male homosexual

chick·en (chĭk'ən) hawk (hôk) An older gay man who preys on "chickens"

poo·dle (pūd'l) A young, thin, emaculately groomed, urban gay male; sometimes used as a derogatory term, indicating the person is bitchy and shallow

"Partying"

cir·cuit (sûr'kĭt) boy (boi) A gay male who attends circuit parties or otherwise engages in clubbing or night-life; usually in their thirties, attractive and muscular; usually high as a kite

cir·cuit (sûr'kĭt) rai·sin (rā'zĭn) A shriveled, overly-tan gay man who should have stopped partying many years ago

Lesbians

lip·stick (lĭp'stĭk') les·bi·an (lĕz'bē-ən) A homosexual woman whose physical appearance (manner of dress, hairstyle, etc.) is much like that of a heterosexual woman

ba·by (bā'bē) dyke (dīk) A young lesbian who is newly "out" and going through a postponed adolescence that is characterized by loud, obnoxious behavior such as binge drinking and fist fighting


die·sel (dē'zəl, -səl) dyke (dīk) Especially rough and rugged lesbians; their prefered weapons are tire irons and wrenches

Hee-Haw dyke (dīk) A lesbian characterized by a manner of dress and behavior similar to that of a young, rural, heterosexual male

REALLY Alternative Lifestyles

drag (drăg) queen (kwēn) A gay male entertainer or performer who dresses as a woman, usually in a campy, over-the-top manner

cross (krôs, krŏs) -dress·er (drĕs'ər) Any person, male or female, gay or straight, who dresses as a member of the opposite sex

tran·ny (trăn' nee) Any person in any stage of gender reassignment; can be broadly grouped into either "Pre-Op" or "Post-Op" categories