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  1. homosaurus/v4/homoit0000365

     
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    Description: African American slang term that describes a subculture of Black men who identify as heterosexual but have sex with men.@en
  2. homosaurus/v4/homoit0000366

     
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    Description: Slang term used to describe people wearing masculine clothing, typically drag queens or crossdressers who also sometimes wear feminine clothing. Drab is a shortened form of the phrase "dressed as a...
  3. homosaurus/v4/homoit0000367

     
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    Description: A performance genre involving dressing and/or using makeup to produce, emphasize, and/or exaggerate traits associated with a certain gender, which typically (but not always) is not the gender the p...
  4. homosaurus/v4/homoit0000368

     
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    Description: Events that are part of the drag ball subculture that emerged in early 20th-century New York City among primarily African-American and Latin American LGBTQ+ people. During a drag ball, individuals ...
  5. homosaurus/v4/homoit0000369

     
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    Description: Establishments (typically serving alcohol) that host drag shows or other events featuring drag performers.@en
  6. homosaurus/v4/homoit0000370

     
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    Description: Groups of people (typically drag performers) with a shared interest in drag performances and culture.@en
  7. homosaurus/v4/homoit0000371

     
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    Description: Groups of drag performers who share a community and typically live in close quarters with one another. Drag families are headed by drag mothers or drag fathers, with other members termed drag daugh...
  8. homosaurus/v4/homoit0000372

     
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    Description: More experienced drag kings who support less experienced drag kings as they enter the drag scene as performers.@en
  9. homosaurus/v4/homoit0000373

     
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    Description: Performers, often people assigned female at birth, who dress in stereotypically masculine attire and enact masculine personas for the purpose of entertainment.@en
  10. homosaurus/v4/homoit0000374

     
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    Description: More experienced drag queens who support less experienced drag queens as they enter the drag scene as performers.@en
  11. homosaurus/v4/homoit0000375

     
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    Description: Performers, often people assigned male at birth, who dress in stereotypically feminine attire and enact feminine personas for the purpose of entertainment.@en
  12. homosaurus/v4/homoit0000376

     
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    Description: Works of fiction written to be performed; use in reference to dramatic works focusing on LGBTQ+ characters or themes.@en
  13. homosaurus/v4/homoit0000377

     
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    Description: Legal documents authorizing individuals to operate motor vehicles; commonly used as legal proof of identity; can be used in reference to LGBTQ+ people seeking driver's licenses or changes to existi...
  14. homosaurus/v4/homoit0000378

     
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  15. homosaurus/v4/homoit0000379

     
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    Description: Umbrella term for LGBTQ+ people who use substances (that are typically deemed harmful or are subject to legal restriction, such as drugs or alcohol) for any reason. Apply more specific terms if pos...