Classification of gay men
The Guysexual’s Guide To Gay Tribes And What They Mean
Kartik is having an existential crisis.
What is it? The inevitability of death? The crushing loneliness of realising all humans inherently are and will die alone? The meaninglessness of his dead-end job? The purpose of life? I’ve clearly thought this through.
Kartik shrugs, it’s worse. He doesn’t recognize what his homosexual tribe is.
What is a gay tribe?
No, a gay tribe is not a group of still-surviving, nomadic queer men. A tribe is, in fact, a social grouping of gay men based solely on their ~body type~ key physical characteristics. Also a feature of Grindr’s profile settings, tribes exist to assist you find men you are attracted to, based on the quantity of hair on their bodies, and muscle on their bulk.
You start off with some pretty self-explanatory stereotypes: Twinks, Femmes, Geeks, Jocks and Daddies. And then in descending command of size/hair (yes, hair) and kink, you’ve got Bears, Wolves, Cubs and Otters. Is this marginalising the lgbtq+ community or moulding a human zoo?
Kartik thinks that queer men shouldn’t be sorted into tribes according to their body type; this isn’t Hogwarts. He also finds it hard to relate to any one
List of LGBTQ+ terms
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Abro (sexual and romantic)
A word used to describe people who own a fluid sexual and/or passionate orientation which changes over second, or the course of their life. They may use other terms to describe themselves over time.
Ace
An umbrella term used specifically to describe a lack of, varying, or occasional experiences of sexual attraction. This encompasses asexual people as well as those who identify as demisexual and grey-sexual. Ace people who trial romantic attraction or occasional sexual attraction might also use terms such as gay, bi, queer woman , straight and queer in conjunction with asexual to describe the direction of their romantic or sexual attraction.
Ace and aro/ace and aro spectrum
Umbrella terms used to describe the wide group of people who experience a lack of, varying, or occasional experiences of romantic and/or sexual attraction, including a lack of attraction. People who identify under these umbrella terms may describe themselves using one or more of a wide variety of terms, including, but not limited to, asexual, ace, aromantic, aro, demi, grey, and abro. People may also use terms such as gay,
GAY TRIBES
Everything you demand to know about the most accepted gay tribes:
Whether you’re gay or not, I’m sure you’ve heard of the famous ‘tribes’ within this community. But perhaps this word is not the right one to define the diverse stereotypes of gays, of course each one is very different from the other. Today, there is still a colorful and mad image of the concept of the gay man, which is far from reality we are involve, because of ignorance of the people so this article may aide you to realize more about the different groups of gays.
We know you’re looking forward to meeting them and increase your learning about these. Here’s a list you’ll love:
OTTER
scruffy, generally immature, furry, shorthanded and strong gay.
TWINK
Darling infant. This tribe is usually young, between 18 and 25 years old, angel face, thin, smooth and shaved
GYM BUNNY
The hottie of the gym. The standard hottie who only eats chicken and rice, hot and athletic.
Types
Some gay men use types to describe, identify and communicate themselves. Who hasn't heard someone say “he’s my type" or been asked if a guy is yours? There is always some disagreement around the terms we employ and whether we should use them at all.
Therefore, you should be sensitive if applying a type to someone, bearing in mind some gay men reject them altogether as narrow, superficial, and demeaning. Equally, some use types affectionately and as a convenient shorthand.
It's a bit of a bear pit (no pun intended), but here's our take on types, though you are perfectly entitled to toss them out and be your own gay, your own homo, queer, etc.
Physical types and personal characteristics
Some guys are primarily attracted to physical types of gay men (eg: bears, twinks, and muscle guys) while some find characteristics in men most attractive (eg: warmth, intelligence, and humour). Others mix and match and understanding these distinctions is important.
For example, the type(s) of men we find attractive sexually may not necessarily be the qualities we are looking for to sustain a relationship. Trouble is, we can get so caught up in a type we can deprive sight that not far ben