So I've read on here a lot about gay lingo like "shade", "drag", "the gag is", etc being words we borrowed from black women, but I've also heard from black gays that women have been taking these terms from us. I've also heard a lot of black women who speak in those terms credit the gays for it, so I'm confused as to who started what.


It seems to me like it's one of those chicken or the egg situations. Probably because historically gays and black women (trans and cis) have been allies.

I'm pretty confused as well.

I think some gay lingo was taken from black women and some WOC lingo was taken from gays In perfect unity.

yes

That kind of lingo did not derive from cisgender black women.

If anything, it derived from queer people of color way back in the day but the only specific instance where they didn't originate gay lingo was with "yaaaasss". That was started by Gaga stans in 2013. POCs try so hard to claim that they began that but no.

I'm pretty sure both groups affected eachother, but for me idrc tbh, I just use the words for what they are

It works both ways.

It's a mutual relationship, not matter what people say.

Co-dependency.

it's a symbiotic relationship but it did indeed derive with black women, yes

it's just words.

I was told the lingo came from black trans women? But girl you know the majority of gays ain't going to admit they stole anything they will preach that they invented it till the cows come home.

It came from black gays

This makes sense. Which is why I was surprised when some people started going after Keke Palmer for using the term "the gas", albeit excessively.

lol, why? Every subculture has their own lingo and vernacular, it's just in fun.

No. God, can you gays educate yourselves on your own LGBT history? It's embarrassing...

Yes. Basically all slang across the board derives from the black community.

at the end of the day its a co-dependency imo. this is because you can be both gay and black.