1964 Lavender Lex. n.p.: read beads:–To tell off; To scornfully inform.at read someone’s beads (v.) under beads, n.2
1964 Lavender Lex. n.p.: beat:—Beatnick; The beatnicks have nothing in common with homosexuals. One of the common characteristics of the Beat is the apparent need for a bath, whereas one of the most common traits of the homosexual is personal cleanliness.at beat, n.3
1964 Lavender Lex. n.p.: bitch’s christmas:-Halloween. This is the National Holiday of the Gay Set where they may dress as they please, either as The Sun King or Marlene Dieterich, George Washington or Judy Garland. This is the night that most of the drag balls are given.at bitch’s Christmas (n.) under bitch, n.1
1964 Lavender Lex. n.p.: bitch fight:-Verbal disagreement and complaining on the part of effeminate homosexuals.at bitch fight (n.) under bitch, n.1
1964 Lavender Lex. n.p.: bite feathers:- To lie on one’s stomach.at bite feathers (v.) under bite, v.
1964 Lavender Lex. n.p.: box:– [...] the bulge caused by the genitalia when wearing tight pants.at box, n.1
1964 Lavender Lex. n.p.: brownie queen: – A person who enjoys the receptor, role in sodomy.at brownie, n.1
1964 Lavender Lex. n.p.: bun bandit:– A person who engages in pederasty as the insertor. Most often applied to a person who, by appearance, would not assume this role.at bun bandit (n.) under buns, n.
1964 Lavender Lex. n.p.: buns:– The buttocks. A male-prostitute engaging as a receptor in sodomy would be a ‘bun merchant’.at bun merchant (n.) under buns, n.
1964 Lavender Lex. n.p.: butch:–The masculine appearing homosexual. He is the insertor in any sexual relationship. This cannot be defined by means of dress or habits or any other method.at butch, n.1
1964 Lavender Lex. n.p.: butch it up:–An admonition to act less faggotty. Often is spoken in jest, and may be heard as, ‘Butch it up, Mary’, meaning to cut out the obvious homosexual talk and action.at butch (it) up (v.) under butch, n.1
1964 Lavender Lex. n.p.: chicken queen: a homosexual who shows interest in youthful males and seeks them out to engage, in the receptor role, as sex partners.at chicken queen (n.) under chicken, n.
1964 Lavender Lex. n.p.: chicken hawk: – A homosexual who shows interest in youthful persons as sex partners for the insertor role.at chicken-hawk, n.
1964 Lavender Lex. n.p.: commercial: – A male prostitute. ‘Commercial Trade’, implying that the male prostitute does not look upon himself as a homosexual.at commercial, n.
1964 Lavender Lex. n.p.: dinge queen: – A white homosexual who prefers, as a sex partner, a negro.at dinge queen (n.) under dinge, adj.
1964 Lavender Lex. n.p.: drag queen: – [...] This term is also used to describe female impersonators.at drag queen, n.
1964 Lavender Lex. n.p.: eyeball queen:–One who stands and looks. More particularily used to describe certain parks and bars. Eyeball Palaces are bars where the gay merely stand and look at each other. A closet queen.at eyeball queen (n.) under eyeball, v.
1964 Lavender Lex. n.p.: fem:–Short for feminine. This is the common expression of the lesbian denoting the submissive role.at femme, adj.
1964 Lavender Lex. n.p.: fruit fly:–Some women other than lesbians, who frequent the hangouts of the homosexuals. Altho most of them are young there is still a goodly representation of the matronly and Perle Mesta type. Not ordinarily welcome among the gay.at fruit-fly (n.) under fruit, n.
1964 Lavender Lex. n.p.: fruit:– One of the oldest terms for homosexuals. Rarely in use among the gay, then usually as ‘He is just as fruit as I am’.at fruit, adj.2
1964 Lavender Lex. n.p.: fruit boots:–Wellington boots favored by homosexuals; also desert boots; white or green low-cut tennis shoes.at fruit boots (n.) under fruit, n.
1964 Lavender Lex. n.p.: glory hole: – An opening, usually in the partition between toilets, thru which sodomy or oral copulation is performed. Almost always this is with the knowledge or connivance of the owners of the business. A place that has a glory hole can always count on business up front from homosexuals who have an eye on the toilet.at glory hole, n.2
1964 Lavender Lex. n.p.: hair burner: A person engaged professionally in hair dressing. Also hair bender.at hairburner (n.) under hair, n.
1964 Lavender Lex. n.p.: hair fairy: An effeminante homosexual who places over emphasis on his hair. Uses hair spray, has extremely long hair, or is constantly combing his hair.at hair fairy (n.) under hair, n.
1964 Lavender Lex. n.p.: high drag:– Wearing formal or semi-formal clothing of the opposite sex. High drag is favored by most drag queens, whereas it is not at all favored by transvestites. Sometimes also spoken of as suit and tie in jest.at high drag (n.) under high, adj.1
1964 Lavender Lex. n.p.: jam:– Persons who are totally ignorant of the homosexual and his world.at jam, n.4