Chickenhawk (gay slang)
Achickenhawkorchicken hawkisslangused in American and Britishgayculture to denote older males who prefer younger males for partners, who may less often be called "chickens",[1]i.e.,the prey of the chickenhawk.[2]Other variations includechicken queen[3]andchicken plucker.[2]
It is sometimes used as a disparaging vulgarity within theLGBTcommunity, or seen as asluragainst people in that community. The label can be applied to a man who seeks partners with the look of someone young, regardless of their target's age.[4][5]
"Chickenhawk" also indicates a man whouses underage boysfor hissexual pleasure.The usage was publicized by members of the controversial groupNAMBLAin the1994documentary filmChicken Hawk: Men Who Love Boys,[citation needed][6]althoughTimemagazinereported it in this sense in 1975.[3]
The use and significance of this term have been the subject of academic discussions[7][8]and popular reports.
See also[edit]
- Age disparity in sexual relationships
- Cougar (slang)
- Ephebophilia
- Troll (gay slang)
- Chicken (gay slang)
References[edit]
- ^This term is more common inthe UK;the more common term inthe USistwink.
- ^abDonald F. Reuter (2006).Gay-2-Zee: A Dictionary of Sex, Subtext, and the Sublime.St. Martin's Griffin.ISBN9780312354275.
- ^ab"Crossing Signals".Time magazine.September 8, 1975. Archived fromthe originalon December 9, 2007.Retrieved2007-07-16.
- ^"Shades of Rainbow; From both the Gay & Lesbian Perspective".Outcomebuffalo.Retrieved2007-06-21.
- ^"Culture and Family Issues".Gay Talk: A (Sometimes Outrageous) Dictionary of Gay Slang. Archived fromthe originalon 2007-09-27.Retrieved2007-06-21.
- ^Holden, Stephen (1994-07-08)."FILM REVIEW; Men Who Love Boys Explain Themselves".The New York Times.Retrieved2010-09-17.
- ^Adam, Barry D. (2000)"Age Preferences among Gay and Bisexual Men",GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies6(3):413–33
- ^"Queerness, sexuality, technology, and writing: How do queers write ourselves when we write in cyberspace?"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2007-07-14.(885KiB)by Jonathan Alexander, Barclay Barrios, Samantha Blackmon, Angela Crow, Keith Dorwick, Jacqueline Rhodes, and Randal Woodland
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