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• Sunday, August 10

  Word of the Gay: "Poofter"

  "Poofter" - A pejorative English term for a male homosexual, especially one who is unusually effeminate. Its synonym counterpart and more widely recognized term is faggot . Read more... Posted Aug 10 2008, 10:54 AM by Queers United Filed under: semantics, linguistics, word of the gay, faggot, english, poof, poofter

• Thursday, July 17

  "No Faggots Allowed!"

  Activists in Maine created this flyer to highlight the discriminatory blood ban by the American Red Cross that prohibits men who have had sex with men since 1977 or women who have had sex with a man who has had sex with a man from donating blood... Posted Jul 17 2008, 09:33 AM by Queers United Filed under: gay, Discrimination, Red Cross, blood ban, faggot

• Tuesday, June 17

  Word of the Gay: "Faggot"

  "Faggot" - A pejorative word describing homosexual men or those who embrace feminine or stereotypical gay male behavior patterns. The origin of the term is obscure and unknown but "faggot" has traditionally meant a bundle of... Posted Jun 17 2008, 12:14 PM by Queers United Filed under: queer, linguistics, word of the gay, faggot

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