Lounge lizard (n.) – someone who frequents bars, trying to pick up other peoples’ mates. Gym Rat(n.) – The gay man who spends all day at the gym, talking about how he needs to go to the gym, or how he’s coming from the gym. Giraffe (n.) –An incredibly tall gay man.
Large, hairy guys in their teens and 20’s who are on their way to becoming a bear.ĭolphin(n.) - A slender, athletic, hairless bear.ĭonald Duck (n.) – a homosexual male who is dishonorably discharged from the Navy for their sexuality see also: “Dishonorable Discharge,” or masturbating solo after trying to pick someone up and failing. A little feminine twink.Ĭhickenhawk (n.) – An older man who sexually pursues younger chickens/twinksĬub (n.) – A younger version of the Bear, baby bear, heavier than the Otter. A muscular guy who train hard on the upper part of the body with skinny leg because he forgot to train them legs. Theyīutterfly(n.) - A gay guy who likes to flirt from one guy to another guy and maybe sleep with all of them.īull(n.) - Hunky, muscular bodybuilders who weigh 200+ pounds.Ĭhicken (n.) – 1.
So here they are, all the creatures in the queer animal kingdom, fully explained.īear(n.) – A larger side of muscular, beefy, chubby, chunky gay man with normal variation to be a little over-weighted, doesn’t matter older or younger, they may have smooth skin or hairy but if they are hairy they wouldn’t wanna shave and unlike their namesake, they don’t need to hibernate.
Over the years, gay slang has evolved, and it’s sometimes tough to keep up. Gay men wanted to be able to speak in public without revealing their sexuality, especially in places and times of extreme LGBTQ+ persecution.
Somehow we gay people managed to categorize our people by using the terms from kingdom animalia, that s why I call it the zoo, we like to name, we like to display and it’s fun for us LOL