Word of the Gay: "Mantique"

"Mantique" is a term used in the gay community to describe an attractive gay man over the age of fifty.

Word of the Gay: "Queen's Tank"

"Queens tank" is a section in many prisons where gays and transvestites are segregated.

Word of the Gay: "Gay Until Graduation"

"Gay until graduation" or GUG refers to individuals who exclusively had same-sex relationships in college but paired with a person of the opposite sex after graduation.

Word of the Gay: "Queer Flight"

"Queer flight" is a term to describe when a lesbian, gay, bi, or trans person leaves their small conservative town to live in a more affluent and diverse city.

Word of the Gay: "Stepford Fag"

A "stepford fag" is a gay man who wishes to get married, have kids, and live a more traditional lifestyle.

Word of the Gay: "Heterofriendly"

"Heterofriendly" is a new marketing term being used by predominantly gay establishments to indicate an openness to straight consumers.

Word of the Gay: "Optimal Gender Policy"

The "optimal gender policy" was advocated by psychologist John Money to raise intersex children as male or female. The premise of the policy was that nurture could override nature. It has largely been discredited and found to be physically and psychologically harmful.

Word of the Gay: "Stack o' Fags"

"Stack o' Fags" is an apartment complex where many gay/bi men live.

Word of the Gay: "Buppie"

A "buppie" is a young urban professional who identifies as bisexual.

Word of the Gay: "Gay by May"

"Gay by May" is a term used for when a theater major comes to college claiming they are straight but comes out of the closet as gay by the end of their freshman year.

Word of the Gay: "Butch Brutha"

A "butch brutha" is a term to describe butch lesbian women who are African-American.

Word of the Gay: "Fruit Picker"

A "fruit picker" is a straight man who on occasion enjoys the company of gay men. The term was also used in the 90's to describe a gay gathering place, where you could pick a fruit aka gay man of choice.

Word of the Gay: "IGM"

"IGM" is an acronym that stands for infant or intersex genital mutilation. This often unnecessary and invasive medical procedure is done on many intersex babies in order to assign them one sex.

Word of the Gay: "Half Dyke"

A "half-dyke" is a bisexual woman who has more interest in women than men.

Word of the Gay: "Mince"

"Mince" is a term used to describe someone with an effeminate appearance who walks shorts steps in a prim manner.

Word of the Gay: "Bahasa Gay"

"Bahasa Gay" is a language used among homosexual men in Indonesia.

Word of the Gay: "My Judy"

"My Judy" is a gay term of endearment to describe a good friend. It is reference to the gay icon Judy Garland.

Word of the Gay: "QWOC"

"QWOC" is an acronym for queer women of color.

Word of the Gay: "Gender Outlaw"

"Gender Outlaw" is a term for a person who defies traditional gender roles.

Word of the Gay: "Same Gender Oriented"

"Same gender oriented" is a politically correct unisex term for someone who is gay or lesbian.