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Gay/Lesbian Hanky Codes

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The handkerchief code (also known as the hanky code, the bandana code is a colour-coded system, employed usually among the gay male casual-sex seekers or BDSM practitioners in the United States, Canada, Australia and Europe, to indicate preferred sexual fetishes, what kind of sex they are seeking, and whether they are a top/dominant or bottom/submissive.
Wearing a handkerchief on the left side of the body typically indicates one is a "top" (one considered active in the practice of the act/fetish indicated by the colour of the handkerchief), while wearing it on the right side of the body would indicate one is a "bottom" (one considered passive in the practice of the act/fetish indicated by the colour of the handkerchief). The hanky code was widely used in the 1970s by gay and bisexual men.

Gay male hanky codes

Colour Meaning Left pocket Right pocket
  Oral Sex Wants Gives
  Sixty-niner
  Fucking Active Passive
  Dildo user Active Passive
  Likes navel worship Mauve Navel worshipper
  Likes armpits Wants armpit worships Armpit fetish worshippers
  Piercings Piercer Piercee
  Drag Lavender in drag
  Golden showers Like to piss on people Likes being pissed on
  Spits Likes to spit Drool crazy
  Has 8" or more Mustard Likes big guyz
  2 looking for 1 Gold 1 Looking for 2
  Anything goes Top Passive
  Two Tons O'Fun Bear Chubby chaser
  Foot Fetish Top Shrimper
  Cowboy Rust His horse
  Spanking Spanker Spankee
  Uniform Uniform top Uniform bottom
  Daddy Who's the daddy Wants daddy
  Dines Dines off Tricks Dinner plate
  Rimming Rimmer Rimmee
  Uncut Is uncut Likes uncut
  Cut Is cut Likes cut
  Heavy S&M Top Passive
  Bondage Top Passive
  Latex Top Bottom
  Masturbating Masturbate me Will masturbate you
Red/White stripes Shaving Shaver Shavee
  Muscleman Muscleman top Muscleman bottom
Doily Tearooms Top Bottom

Lesbian hanky codes

Colour Meaning Left pocket Right pocket
  Oral Sex Wants Gives
  Anal sex Top Bottom
  Light S&M Top Bottom
  Food fetish Active Passive
  Anything goes Top Passive
  Golden showers Like to piss on people Likes being pissed on
  Rent Buying Selling
  Uniforms Top Bottom
  Virgins Likes virgins Virgin
  Bondage Does bondage Wants bondage
  Heavy SM Dominatrix Bottom
  Group sex Top Passive
  Breasts Breast fondler Breast fondlee
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