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Lesbians and gay men have become normalized in pop culture to a point that terms we use to describe one another have become more commonplace. I was even asked by co-worker to define another staff member by these images.

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Up next are the otters. They tend to be hairier overall, still with that thin to slimly athletic build. I’ve seen guys of various ages take the image label of an otter, though it tends to be men under 40.

So let’s start with twinks. Generally speaking, these are younger gay men who have a thin to slimly athletic build. Also, they don’t have a lot of body hair, and the chest is usually smooth.

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As someone who is a younger gay and definitely newer to the dating scene, I don’t super agree with labeling everything, but this article was well written and helped explain a lot of unknown terms for me thanks! 🙂

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While these images may seem humorous, on the surface they still reflect a society that places too much importance on such trivial things. Despite the widespread use of these terms, they still carry their own stereotypes.

Sometimes there may be a reference to a gay man as a daddy. While this generally is used to describe the elder partner in a cross-generational relationship, there is a component of dominance when it is used as a self-identifier.

Most people believe this design to be the original flag of the Hawaiian Kingdom and created by our first mōʻī kāne (king), Kamehameha I. Mahalo (thanks) for sharing the true history of this design in the description, as our design of the Kingdom’s flag has very deep meaning and should not be overshadowed by a newer one. Although it has no deep connection with our history, this flag has become a symbol of unity for kānaka maoli (true natives) of Hawaiʻi. I would love to see if you could incorporate our kingdom’s flag and maybe our royal flag into your site as well.

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At the end of the day, these are often the terms used to filter results on Grindr, the gay Tinder, or other such dating (I mean “dating”) websites or apps. These terms don’t reflect the many variations of men’s bodies. Some people reject these images altogether.

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I’ve never met a queer man who cared what he was labled by others. Mostly we are strong resilient folks that don’t give a damn what others think! Also for the most part bears also have beards and cubs just are young bears. Lastly I’d think you’d have included stuff like leather daddies, dom/sub and other sub genres.

People should be careful applying these terms to gay men they know. Some of us are extremely sensitive to the type we identify with.

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Simeona stated that this unearthed design was “resurrected from an ‘original’ Hawai'ian green, red and yellow striped flag, destroyed by British navy Capt. Lord George Paulet when he seized Hawai'i for five months in 1843” and that it was Kamehameha’s personal flag long before the modern Hawai'ian flag.”

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Some guys will shave their chests and armpits to conform to this body image. I think that the term came from Twinkies. You know — young, dumb and full of … moving on.

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Then we have the bears. Like otters, men of various ages identify as a bear. These are larger-bodied or muscular-bodied men that have body hair. Think about the large-bodied construction workers that you may see on Caltrans job sites or a furry bodybuilder.

Closely related to the otters are the foxes. Basically a fox is an otter over forty. One buddy of mine described foxes as the cougars of the gay male community.

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