Elijah from Akron, Ohio, was surprised when his girlfriend Jenny observed that he was zhuzhing his hair. Elijah was skeptical that zhuzh, meaning “to make more attractive,” was actually a word, until he heard others use it. The word was...
gayby n.— «In 1994, Daddy Dave and Daddy Bob prepared 5-year-old Elizabeth Wall for the first day of kindergarten in New Jersey, meeting with the principal in advance to ease her transition as the daughter of two gay men. […] Wall...
crip studies n.pl.— «My writing often explores the intersections of non-normative bodies and identity, with an emphasis on interpretations informed by both disability and queer studies (an intersection often referred to as crip studies)...
mocialite n.—Gloss: a homosexual socialite. Note: From homosexual + s(o)cialite. «Also there, among a gaggle of pretty girls, was adorable “mocialite and former Queer Eye design guru Thom Felicia, who was celebrating a new big life...
gaybie n.— «Also there, among a gaggle of pretty girls, was adorable “mocialite and former Queer Eye design guru Thom Felicia, who was celebrating a new big life decision. He and his boyfriend are going to make a gaybie! One of...
boylesque n.— «“Boylesque,” as burlesque veteran and boylesque coach Dirty Martini calls male burlesque, has a long tradition of queer and transgender performance.» —“Dance on Film, Boylesque & Saved Gallery” by Ava...