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The 1970s was a unique period for the gay community. Sexual liberation
was in full swing; in the USA, after the Stonewall uprising, LGBTs began to demand
their place in the community. They continued to be relegated, however, to the margins
–something difficult for many, but exciting for others. AIDS had not yet been
fostered by the gay population, which allowed for years of carefree promiscuity.
At that time, American gays were wearing various accessories placed on
parts of your clothes that had well-defined meanings for those who knew how to decipher
the signs that indicated various types of sexual preferences and also made explicit
the tribes to which each gay belonged.
One of the most popular codes at the time was the handkerchiefs.
The handkerchief worn in the LEFT pocket indicates the active, dominant, master, the one that provides.
(whatever the fetish), what he does, sends, commands.
Used in the RIGHT pocket identifies its user as the passive, submissive, slave,
what receives (whatever the fetish), what expects orders / a more submissive attitude
partner's active.
When used on BOTH sides, it indicates versatility, switcher, which provides both.
how much he receives, sends and obeys.
COR NAME OF COLOR ACTIVE - DOMINANT - PASSIVE LEFT - SUBMISSIVE - RIGHT
RED KNOWS, LIKE TO FIST DO YOU LIKE BEING FISTED
DARK RED FIST WITH 2 HANDS CAN YOU RECEIVE 2 HANDS
YELLOW It provides moose RECEIVE MY PLEA
LIGHT YELLOW COSPE TRY TO BE SPIT
BEIGE DO RIMMING RECEIVES RIMMING
MILITARY GREEN USA MILITARY UNIFORM MILITARY SEARCH
DARK GREEN It's a crown, older. LOOK FOR OLDER ONES
PETROLEUM BLUE KNOW, LIKE CBT DO YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE CBT
light blue LOOK 69 LESS 69
LIGHT BLUE LIKE TO BE SUCKED LIKE TO SUCK
MEDIUM BLUE USA POLICE UNIFORM Police search
NAVY BLUE LIKE TO PENETRATE LIKES TO BE PENETRATED
PURPLE USA AGULHAS DO YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE NEEDLES
DARK BROWN MAKE CUTS AGREE TO BE CUT
Medium Brown SUPPLY SCAT RECEIVE SCAT
light brown Is a smoker LIKE SMOKERS
Fuchsia Provides spanking RECEIVES SPANKING
MAGENTA RECEIVES LICKS IN THE ARMPIT LICK ARMPIT
light pink DO YOU HAVE CONSOLES I WANT CONSOLES
DARK PINK Nipple torture provided RECEIVES NIPPLE TORTURE
BLACK MAKE HEAVY BDSM RECEIVES HEAVY BDSM
GRAY GOSTA, KNOW HOW TO MOBILIZE WANT TO BE FIXED ASSET
BLACK AND WHITE CHECKERED ONLY HAVE SAFE SEX ONLY SAFE SEX IS ACCEPTED
BLACK AND WHITE STRIPES WANT PASSIVE/ SUB BLACK ACTIVE BLACK MALE/DOM
WHITE - COLORED DOTS ORGANIZING ORGY LOOKING FOR ORGY
United Kingdom Flag SKINHEAD LIKES SKINHEAD
ORANGE ANYTHING GOES TOPA ANYTHING
RED: you know, likes to fist / likes to be fisted
DARK RED: fista with both hands / can receive with two hands
provides urine / receives urine
LIGHT YELLOW: spits / seeks to be spat
BEGE: does rimming / receives rimming (bottom)
MILITARY GREEN: wears a military uniform / looking for a military person
DARK GREEN: it's a crown, older / looking for older guys
BLUE PETROLEUM: knows how to do it, likes genital torture / likes to receive torture
LIGHT BLUE: looks for 69 / is open to other things, less than 69
LIGHT BLUE: likes to be sucked / likes to suck
MEDIUM BLUE: wears police uniform / looking for a police officer
NAVY BLUE: likes to eat (penetrate) / likes to be eaten (penetrated)
ROXO: uses piercings or needles / likes piercings or needles
DARK BROWN: makes cuts / accepts receiving cuts
MEDIUM BROWN: provides shit (scat) / likes to receive shit (scat)
LIGHT BROWN: is a smoker (usually indicates cigars) / likes smokers
hit, spanking / wants to be beaten
MAGENTA: wants to have their armpit licked / likes to lick armpits
LIGHT PINK: has consuls / wants consuls
DARK ROSE: nipple torture / receives torture on the nipples
BLACK: wants heavier BDSM (dominant) / (submissive)
GRAY: likes, knows how to restrain (bondage) / wants to be restrained
WHITE AND BLACK CHECKERED: safe sex (is active) / only has safe sex (passive)
BLACK WITH WHITE STRIPES: wants passive black / wants active black
WHITE WITH COLORFUL DOTS: organizing orgy / looking for orgy
WITH THE FLAG OF THE UNITED KINGDOM: skinhead / likes the skinhead look
ORANGE: it is the only one with two definitions: 1–in the left pocket that the guy agrees to
anything at any time, but it is only active, in the right pocket it is only passive. 2–This
a handkerchief in the left pocket can mean that the guy is up for anything at any time.
hour, and has no preference for being active or passive. On the other hand, if the
if the handkerchief is in the right pocket, it may mean that he is just flirting, wants to talk,
and not an immediate sexual contact.
