https://homosaurus.org/v3/homoit0002230
homoit0002230
Fairies (Gay culture)
2022-07-20
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2022-07-20
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https://homosaurus.org/v3/homoit0001559
Reclaimed terms
https://homosaurus.org/v3/homoit0001560
Slurs
https://homosaurus.org/v3/homoit0000878
LGBTQ+ historical terms
https://homosaurus.org/v3/homoit0000487
Gay culture
https://homosaurus.org/v3/homoit0000535
Gay slang
https://homosaurus.org/v3/homoit0000415
Faeries
https://homosaurus.org/v3/homoit0002230
Fairies (Gay culture)
Pejorative term used chiefly in North America to describe gay men (or men assumed to be gay) and insult their perceived femininity. Some gay men have reclaimed this term and use it to describe themselves. Not to be confused with Faeries, the queer spiritual group.