Gay Slang Dictionary

Stands for AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power, Founded: 1987 in New York. A direct-action protest group, advocated an aggressively confrontational style. formed to agitate for a noncentrated response to the AIDS crisis from the Federal government.

ACT-UP is a diverse, non-partisan group of individuals united in anger and committed to direct action to end the AIDS crisis. Michaelangelo Signorile is a founder and major player in ACT-UP.

ACT UP/New York
332 Bleecker St. Suite G5
New York, NY 10014
voicemail/fax: (212) 966-4873
e-mail: actupny@panix.com
http://www.actupny.org/

Mode of thought found in some cultures in which, in male-male sexual activity, the only one who is perverted is the bottom.

In this mode of thought, a man who would allow himself to get fucked is thought weak and womanish, whereas the top retains his manhood because he is doing the fucking.

The person is aroused by impersonating both the dress and behavior of an adolescent [a diaper fetish could fall into this category]

"As Far As I Know".

Alphabetical code used in gay ads and is used in online Internet chat.

One that is open for sexual consideration.

Alphabetical code used in gay ads and is used in online Internet chat.

Combining form for African. In the 70's it referred to a puffed up hairstyle.

A small penis.

The lowest age at which sex is legally permissible. Often the age differs for male/male, female/female and male/female.

In the USA, the age of consent varies state by state.

Prejudice of young people against older people. A youth of 18 to 25 may regard someone who is 35 as old, while the 35 year old considers himself still young.

[This show up in today's gay press and advertisement personals columns. That most gay men seek yourger partners. Advertisers often place an upper limit of 30 to 40 or even as low as 21 years of ageone the partners that the advertiser is willing to accept.]

A gay sailor.

Like to fuck vigorously, even violently.

Someone who is HIV+ that knowingly engages in unsafe sex.

"Acquired immune deficiency syndrome", or AIDS, is a recently recognized disease. It is caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which attacks selected cells in the immune system.

2. Anally Inflicted Death Sentence.

3. A.I.D.S.-A.nally I.nflicted D.eath S.entence

Sex with a male airline attendent.

A club night or event that goes on all night.

As good as it gets.

Faeces, shit.

Toilet

Amyl nitrite ampoules. The ampoules have the odor of overripe bananas.

Person sexually aroused by the sight of an amputation, usually of a whole arm or leg.

See acrotomophilia for arousal over seeing another's amputation. See apotemnophilia for arousal over one's own amputation.

Synthetic halluconogen believed to be an aphrodisiac or sex enhancer.

Homosexual man (used in gay bashing).

To have sex by inserting the penis or some other object in the anus of one's partner.

The sexual practice is condemed by some on authority of the Bible. It is primarily known as sodomy and condemed from the story of Lot and the angels in Sodom, by some parts of Christianity but not by all Christians.

However anal penetration was an ancient way of asserting domination over "strangers, the conquered, and trespassers." (According to Jewish legend, there was even a law in Sodom that all strangers were to be so penetrated [Ginzberg, Louis. The Legends of the Jews. Philadelphia: Jewish Publications Society of America, 1909.1:254].)

See Sex and the Bible

Homosexual man (used in gay bashing)

The insertion of the penis into the anus, or some other body part or object into the anus.

To stimulate the asshole by kissing, licking and penetration of the anus with one's mouth or tongue or both.

Lesbian who is neither very masculine nor very feminine.

The push for lesbians to look androgynous came during the 1970s as part of lesbian feminism, and was a backlash against the Butch/Femme social structure of the working class bar scene.

Scientific term for an effeminate homosexual man.