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Revision as of 00:59, September 24, 2008
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* Flaming: A verb meaning something that is burning, it used by effeminate male homosexuals who flaunt their sexuality rudely and against established social norms.
* Flaming: A verb meaning something that is burning, it used by effeminate male homosexuals who flaunt their sexuality rudely and against established social norms.
* [[Gay]]: Originally a common synonym for "happy", it now almost exclusively refers to homosexuals, particularly male homosexuals.
* [[Gay]]: Originally a common synonym for "happy", it now almost exclusively refers to homosexuals, particularly male homosexuals.
* Gay Mecca: a nickname for [[San Francisco]], given its notoriously high population of homosexuals. The nickname is an offensive analogy of the religious [[pilgrim]]s in [[Islam]] who are drawn to their holy city of [[Mecca]].
* [[Lesbian]]: Originally (and still) the name for the residents of the [[Greek]] island of [[Lesbos]], it now commonly refers to female homosexuals. The residents of the island have fiercely fought against the theft of their name and their respectability.<ref>http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/story.html?id=51c3981e-c788-4492-afa8-167af7446c09</ref><ref>http://www.suntimes.com/news/world/997792,lesb061008.article</ref>
* [[Lesbian]]: Originally (and still) the name for the residents of the [[Greek]] island of [[Lesbos]], it now commonly refers to female homosexuals. The residents of the island have fiercely fought against the theft of their name and their respectability.<ref>http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/story.html?id=51c3981e-c788-4492-afa8-167af7446c09</ref><ref>http://www.suntimes.com/news/world/997792,lesb061008.article</ref>
* [[Queen]]: The term of royalty has been usurped to honor the most effeminate homosexuals.
* [[Queen]]: The term of royalty has been usurped to honor the most effeminate homosexuals.
* [[Queer]]: A term for "slightly strange", it now is used by homosexuals to assert that they are only ''slightly'' abnormal.
* Queer: A term for "slightly strange", it now is used by homosexuals to assert that they are only ''slightly'' abnormal.
* [[Rainbow]]: A childhood symbol of happiness, it is now used as a badge of support for homosexuals.
* [[Rainbow]]: A childhood symbol of happiness, it is now used as a badge of support for homosexuals.