Slurs for gay people

Pope Francis has apologised following reports that he used extremely derogatory language towards gay men.

A declaration from the Vatican said the Pope did not mean to offend anyone and apologised to those who were "hurt by the use of a word".

At the Italian Bishops' Conference, the pope reportedly said gay men should not be allowed to train for the priesthood, adding there was already an air of frociaggine, which translates as a highly offensive slur.

This encounter was in private, but has been widely reported.

“Pope Francis is aware of the articles that contain come out recently concerning a conversation he had with bishops... behind closed doors,” the statement quoted the director of the Holy See - the Catholic Church's governing body - Matteo Bruni, as saying.

The Pope’s reported comments were first conveyed to the Italian tabloid website Dagospia, and were soon confirmed by other Italian news agencies.

There has been shock at the reported language, particularly as Pope Francis has often talked publicly of being respectful towards gay people.

Mr Bruni said: “As he [the Pope] has stated on more than one occas

The "F-Slur": Where It Comes From & How Some Are Reclaiming It

Content warning (CW): The text below contains the use of slurs.

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The reality is gloomy but true: "Faggot” is, and has often been, used to describe LGBTQ2S+ people negatively, particularly the feminine ones. 

It doesn't matter if you're:

• a 14-year-old young man with an effeminate walk
• a 50-year-old man who likes to paint his nails
• or somebody who just likes dressing however the hell they want

"Faggot” is a cruel catchall used to describe, typically, any male who is gay, soft-spoken, or who doesn't fit the stereotypically (toxic) definition of masculinity. 

"Real men" doze with women, curse, yell, play sports, never blubber, are always ready for a fight, and don't wear nail polish, makeup, lots of jewelry, or anything that calls into question their masculinity, right? 

Books can, and have, been written about the genesis of this narrow-minded view of manhood. Its operate in the American English language can actually be traced back to the early 1900s, but as with so many other words, its true origins are a bit of a mystery. 

Thankfully, the resiliency of LGBTQ2S+

LGBTQIA+ Slurs and Slang

TermContextual noteTime/Region Referencesace queen1970s term interpretation “great queen”. Prison slang for a man who wears a more “feminine” look i.e. shaved legs, plucked eyebrows. May be described as part of incarcerated homosexual culture. Should not be confused with the more widely-used word "ace," a shortening of "asexual." See "asexual." UK, USA, 1970s Mosca de Colores – Gay Dictionary alphabet peopleOffensive contemporary legal title for LGBTQ+ people, often used by right-wing people reacting to perceived advancements in LGBTQ+ people's rights. 2020s- Green's Dictionary of Slang - https://greensdictofslang.com/ bathroom queen

bog queen

Gay slang phrase for people who frequent public toilets looking for sexual encounters.

Synonyms: Bathsheba (composition between bathroom and Sheba to create a name reminiscent of the Queen of Sheba), Ghost (50s, ghost, because they wander the corridors of the bathroom).

USA, UK Mosca de Colores – Gay Dictionary batting for the other teamA euphemistic phrase indicating that someone (of any gender) is gay. This phrase is not a slur or especially

Anti-Gay Slurs Not Targeted Just at Gay Men

The childhood playground can be a tough place with insults flying faster than dodgeballs, and while some children outgrow the name calling, others never seem to. Hurling slurs as adults only exacerbates problems. The operate of anti-gay slurs by heterosexual men against other heterosexual men is the focus of a fresh study by Nathan Grant Smith, an associate professor of counseling psychology and chair of the Department of Psychological, Health, and Learning Sciences in the University of Houston College of Education. 

“Our results propose that using anti-gay slurs may serve a status-protecting function for heterosexual men: When their masculinity is threatened, they may be more likely to punish other heterosexual men by calling them the f-word,” said Smith, whose findings were published in Current Psychology. 

Smith, along with colleague Tyler Brown at McGill University, explored whether heterosexual men who had their status threatened were more likely to use anti-gay slurs against other heterosexual men. A group of 139 heterosexual male college students were randomly assigned to receive feedback on thei

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