Lesbo Lingo

·androgyny-the state of being neither particularly masculine nor feminine, or of being ambiguous. From the Greek meaning literally man-woman

·bisexual-someone who is attracted to both males and females

·breeder-a derogatory term for a heterosexual

·Butch and Femme-are terms often used in the lesbian and gay subcultures to describe, respectively, masculine and feminine traits

·chapstick lesbian-a lesbian who is very into sports, a sports dyke

·closet-where one hides with one's clothes. Gays who are not public about being gay are said to be "in the closet."


·coming out-to exit the closet by becoming openly queer

·Dyke-is a slang term for a lesbian with certain qualities. Originally it was a derogatory label for a masculine or butch woman, and this usage still exists. However, it has also been reappropriated as a positive term implying assertiveness and toughness, or simply as a neutral synonym for lesbian

·family-a code word referring to gays or the gay community, as in, "Ellen Degeneres is Family."

·gaydar-gay radar, the sense by which queers identify other queers

·gold star-lesbian who has never slept with a man

·lipstick lesbian-A lipstick lesbian is a slang term for a stereotypically feminine lesbian who is attracted to other feminine women, rather than a lesbian who is attracted to more masculine women, such as in a "butch and femme"-type relationship. It is also used to describe a gay (or bisexual) woman who exhibits feminine gender attributes, such as wearing make-up (thus, lipstick), wearing dresses or skirts and perhaps having other characteristics associated with feminine women.

·Lone star-someone who has only slept with one person in their life

·outed-having it announced publicly that one is queer by someone other than oneself, usually when one would rather stay in the closet.

·packing-among lesbians, to wear a strap-on dildo, usually under one's clothes. Also, to put something (such as a pair of rolled-up sweatsocks or a cut up Kotex) in the underwear or shorts to achieve the illusion that there is something else there.

·pride-1)n the belief that Gay is Good! 2)adj used in titles of events to denote that they are queer celebrations

·soft butch- A soft butch is a lesbian whose appearance is generally androgynous. She may dress and act in a masculine manner, but be soft and more feminine in the inside. Also, a soft butch can be someone who falls somewhere between butch and femme, but closer to the butch side.

·toaster oven-referring to the coming out episode of the TV show Ellen, wherein Ellen Morgan's new friend who has just revealed herself to be a lesbian makes a crack about if she had converted one more person, she would have gotten a toaster. Ellen, deep in denial of her own sexuality, says that if that's gay humor, she doesn't get it. Later, Ellen goes to the airport to find her new friend and tell her "I got the toaster joke." At the end, lesbian rock star Melissa Etheridge puts in a brief appearance to sign Ellen up as gay and give Ellen's friend her toaster. Thus the shirt, "Ask me how you can win a toaster."

·uhauling-refers to the rapidity in which lesbians want to commit.

·vagitarian-a code word for lesbian (and if you can't figure it out, then I can't help you)

·vanilla-non-leather or non-kinky sex or the people who have that kind of