Fairies (Gay culture) (https://homosaurus.org/v3/homoit0002230)




Identifier
homoit0002230
Preferred Label
Fairies (Gay culture)
English
Faeries (cultura gay)
Spanish
Alternative Label
Fairy (Gay culture)
English
Hadas
Spanish
Description
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.
English
Término peyorativo utilizado principalmente en Norteamérica para describir a los hombres gay (o a los hombres que se asume que son gay) e insultar su feminidad percibida. Algunos hombres gay han recuperado este término y lo utilizan para describirse a sí mismos. No debe confundirse con "Faeries", el grupo espiritual queer.
Spanish
Contributors
Traducción y revisión al español realizadas por Ernesto Cuba, Sofia Zamora, Sandy Alcantara, Mar Munné, Ana Portnoy Brimmer y el Comité Español de Homosaurus en 2024
Spanish
Issued (Created)
2022-07-20 16:06:44 UTC
Modified
2022-07-20 16:06:44 UTC
Broader
LGBTQ+ historical terms [homoit0000878]
Reclaimed terms [homoit0001559]
Slurs [homoit0001560]
Related
Faeries [homoit0000415]
Gay culture [homoit0000487]
Gay slang [homoit0000535]

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LGBTQ+ historical terms
Reclaimed terms
Slurs
Fairies (Gay culture)


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