10 queer slang words that defined the internet in 2025
The dictionary wishes it were this gay.
November 6, 2025
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What is woke and what does it really mean?
"Woke" is a term appropriated from Black communities and has now been used by the right against them and other groups.
March 7, 2025
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YAAS, RuPaul's Drag Race Mainstreams Gay Slang
Google Analytics reports show phrases like 'throwing shade' and 'sashay, away' have spiked on social media since the Logo show's debut.
June 3, 2015
What Do Straight People Think This Gay Slang Means?
A viral video puts straight people -- and their knowledge of slangy things gay people say -- to the test.
October 2, 2015
Hilary Duff Wants You to Stop Saying 'That's So Gay'
"A mind is a terrible thing to waste." "Friends don't let friends drive drunk." "Only you can prevent forest fires." Since the 1940s the Ad Council has been impacting the culture with slogans like these. Now the venerable nonprofit organization is out to educate teens that antigay slang doesn't cut it anymore -- and to kick-start the effort, it's recruited Hilary Duff.
October 8, 2008
WATCH: The Almost Extinct 'Gay Language'
Polari was commonly used in Britain until the 1970s. Now it is spoken only by a handful of people.
August 12, 2015
Craig's 'Wide Stance' Excuse Finds Way Into Lexicon
Among the most famous excuses ever given for questionable behavior, ''I have a wide stance'' must fall somewhere between the schoolchild's favorite, ''The dog ate my homework,'' and President Clinton's ''I didn't inhale.'' But Sen. Larry Craig's contention -- made just after his arrest in a restroom sex sting -- has permeated the public consciousness, showing up as more than just the punch line to late-night talk show jokes. The online Urban Dictionary defines ''wide stance'' as a euphemism for a closeted homosexual.
October 11, 2007
A gay robot is roaming West Hollywood, dishing out compliments to strangers
This robot is Gay with a capital G, and the Trump crowd is NOT happy — but we are!
July 17, 2025
Watch: Randy Rainbow Skewers Marjorie Taylor Greene & Lauren Boebert
This time around Rainbow parodies "Dentist!" from Little Shop of Horrors.
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March 15, 2022
Tribeca Film Festival Review: 'G.B.F.'
Premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival this week, G.B.F. ("Gay Best Friend") does high school comedies justice.
April 25, 2013
WATCH: Kevin Bacon Calls for More Male Nudity on the Screen
Getting flaccid from the constant censorship of his junk, Kevin Bacon urges audiences to call out Hollywood by using the hashtag #FreeTheBacon.
August 7, 2015
15 Old-Timey Names for 'Gay'
Before 'gay' became common and accepted parlance, the world invented its own unofficial terms for men who dug men. Some names were self-created and others were thrust, often cruelly, upon gay, bi, and queer men.
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April 5, 2016
Trump, Noem, and Gabbard try to ‘86’ the real and harmless meaning of '86'
Opinion: The trio and other Trump henchpersons want to 86 dissent, 86 satire, and 86 the First Amendment, writes John Casey.
May 21, 2025