Is it gay to have both ears pierced
Why Did We Increase Up Thinking a Piercing in the Right Ear Was Gay?
On the playground, it was a truth so firmly established that defying it meant social suicide: If you have an earring in your right ear, it means you’re gay. We accepted it as gospel and never questioned its validity.
It may have been the subtle homophobia of my Illinois community in the ’90s. But as I grew up, it seemed enjoy everyone I met, no matter their place of start, knew and understood the earring code, as arbitrary as it seems.
It was even solidified in the New York Times: A 1991 report said homosexual men “often [wore] a single piece of jewelry in the right ear to indicate sexual preference.” In 2009, the Times covered it yet again, in TMagazine: “the rule of thumb has always been that the right ear is the gay one,” the author wrote about his own piercing journey.
Historically speaking, the truth is more complex. Earrings on guys have signified many things over the years, such as social stature or religious affiliation. In his book The Naked Man: A Study of the Male Body, Desmond Morris explains that earrings have indicated wisdom and kindness in the stretched earlobes of the Buddha, while pirat
Earrings one or both pierced on a guy
Baelor21
<p>Thanks for the additions ksarmand and DC. My area is really casual so at jobs that aren’t in an office setting, I have seen everything (except obscene tattoos, but it’s only a matter of time).</p>
DCHurricane22
<p>My job (supermarket) is pretty lax. No ‘extreme’ hairstyles or tattoos and that’s about it. It’s a Whole Foods for cryin’ out loud :P</p>
cabhax23
<p>It’s usually no piercings on males and only one piercing on women at work from my experience in stores at the mall.</p>
Itachirumon24
<p>^Billy</p>
<p>Did someone mention my righty-piercing?</p>
DCHurricane25
<p>Most white collar workers in DC seem to be clean-shaven except for mustaches usually. And no piercings. </p>
<p>But that’s DC for ya… I’d much rather the environment of California where you can dress up as much or as tiny as you want.</p>
BillyMc26
<p>^^Correct me if I’m wrong, but hasn’t a right ear only earring on a male been used to signify homosexuality?</p>
<p>Wikipedia: “The left ear was reserved for pierc
Exposing the Truth: Which Ear is the Gay Ear?
Ever wondered about the importance of ear piercings and their connection to entity gay? I've thought about it, especially when the idea of getting an ear pierced came to mind. From what I've gathered, there was a period when piercing your left ear was a discreet signal among men to indicate that they were gay. However, that's aged news. These days, fashion and its meanings are fluid. The concept of which ear is the gay ear doesn't keep the same implication anymore.
When it came to my own piercing, I recognized that the judgment was more about what I prefer aesthetically. Choosing between the left or right ear has become a matter of personal taste, not a matter of sexual preference. So I concluded that whether it's the left or the right, it should just feel right to you.
Understanding Which Ear Is the Lgbtq+ Ear Idea
Since I was deeply immersed in my self-expression, I have had my ear pierced. It is a simple perform that carries weight. There was a time when ear piercing, especially if it was the right ear, came with which ear is the gay ear idea. And gay men would subtly identify each other by getting their right ear pierced. It was a
How did having piercings in the right ear become associated with homosexuality?
gracefulfatsheba1
How did having piercings in the right ear become associated with homosexuality? It’s something I’ve heard for a long moment and never questioned it until now. Whenever I see a guy with an earring, I instinctively check if it’s left or right out of curiosity.
When did this association become prevalent? Where did it come from? Does it vary by culture?
engineer_comp_geek2
Not only does it vary by culture, which ear is the “homosexual” ear varies from region to region in the U.S. In the northern WV, eastern OH, western PA region where I grew up, left was the “straight” ear and right was the “homosexual” ear. I think that’s the more common version, but I’ve met plenty of people who said it was the other way around in their area.
I don’t remember earrings for men being very ordinary in the 1970s. There were some hippies wearing them but that was more of a activism of social norms than anything else. I recollect hearing about the one earring means homosexual thing in the late 70s so it dates help at least until then. A lot of the punk rockers of the late 70s sported ear