Usages Fruit (slang)

1 usages

1.1 strange fruit
1.2 fruit machine
1.3 fruit salad
1.4 frozen fruit
1.5 suck fruit anita
1.6 fruit loops
1.7 fruit punch
1.8 fruit stand
1.9 oranges not fruit
1.10 tropical fruits
1.11 fruit juice
1.12 fruit fly

usages
strange fruit

strange fruit reference lynchings of black people in american south, in reference jazz song popularised billie holiday. fruit of gibbet (used 18th through late 19th centuries) refers hanged man , derives halifax gibbet law under prisoner executed first , guilt or innocence determined afterwards.

the instances of strange fruit being used within lgbt context include 1944 novel depicts lesbianism, kyle schickner s 2004 video, performance artist , ethnographer e. patrick johnson s one-man show (which toured between 1999 , 2004) , others of used name strange fruit , addressed racial issues various lgbt issues.

fruta extraña, spanish strange fruit , spanish , english gay-themed talk show on bronxnet, bronx public access television. eric stephen booth directs show 1 of longest-running programs on bronx public access television - strange fruits, new york times describes 30-minute burst of gender-bending camp , low-budget intrigue flamboyantly irreverent, unabashedly gay , teeming men in high heels , pantyhose. [o]ne of few public displays of homosexuality in blue-collar borough bastion of latin machismo bizarre free-form soap-opera has been aired since 1997 , has multi-racial cast of straight , lgbt actors , considered kind of brilliant mess. show broadcasts on manhattan neighborhood network , queens public television.

the fruit machine

the fruit machine actual machine built aid in detection of gays in canadian civil service 1950-1973. in discussing choice naming 1994 ontario gay , lesbian film , video retrospective , re-using phrase book fruit machine: twenty years of writings on queer cinema, film critic thomas waugh explains

[i]n late fifties , sixties our own mounties, ever conscious of security threats, had commissioned research mechanical devices detecting homosexuality, inspired similar research in (united) states mccarthyism , sex panics had created market such lunatic pseudoscience. idea unmask perverts measuring involuntary pupillary dilations , other physiological reactions pictures , words. dubbed fruit machine terrified straight mounties didn t want guinea pigs , security threatened, technology came in several proposed models. 1 involved perspiratory responses vocabulary homosexual meanings queen, circus, gay, bagpipe, bell, whole, blind, mother, punk, queer, rim, sew, swing, trade, velvet, wolf, blackmail, prowl, bar, house, club, restaurant, tea room, , top men.

other devices involved showing subjects pictures of seminude men , measuring eye movement or attention span.

d show suspected homos slides of naked men , measure responses (dilated eyeballs, sweaty palms). poor dilated sweaty souls fired or arrested. needless say, mounties machine crock: after decade of breathtaking inaccuracy, consigned mothballs.

the fruit machine itv productions 1988 thriller 2 brighton gay teenagers running underworld assassin , police.

on 8 july 1992 fruit machine weekly club queers, dykes , friends opened @ england s largest gay dance venue heaven in london , celebrated fifteenth anniversary.

fruit salad

on june 1, 1963, alfred chester of new york review of books gave extremely unfavorable review of gay author john rechy s first novel city of night under disparaging title fruit salad including speculation rechy pseudonym. story of male hustler seeking love while working streets of new york city, los angeles, , new orleans. later revealed book @ least partly autobiographical. protagonist has sex men money women prove masculinity intact book exploring seedy gay sex , deal criminal aspects of it. on 3 decades later rechy complained noting m no longer young, understand attack, , protest abuse , recent extension referring reprint of review in 1988 collection of reviews, selections again rerun, intact, in 1996. cites title , adds city of night became international bestseller, has never been out of print, taught in literature courses , considered modern classic. in interview in poets & writers revealed chester s once-editor edward field title of offending review…was not alfred chester s new york review of books s.

in south africa, fruit salad refers male genitals while elsewhere can refer group of gay men, set of military medals , badges or selection of drugs (because of various colors) or mixture of marijuana , hashish called fruit salad bowl referring pipe used smoke mixture, later 2 in context of gay men partaking of them.

frozen fruit

a gay slang term 1970s meaning sexually uninterested gay man.

suck fruit anita

in 1970s anita bryant became spokesperson florida orange juice, making series of television commercials them. known strong views against homosexuality, , prominent save our children campaign prevent gay equality overturning 1977 dade county (now miami-dade county) human-rights ordinance prohibited discrimination on basis of sexual orientation. bryant led highly publicized successful campaign repeal ordinance waged on labeled christian beliefs regarding sinfulness of homosexuality , perceived threat of homosexual recruitment of children , child molestation. campaign start of organized opposition gay rights spread across nation , many credit second stonewall mobilizing lgbt people come out of closets. jerry falwell went miami , bryant made following statements during campaign: mother, know homosexuals cannot biologically reproduce children; therefore, must recruit our children , if gays granted rights, next ll have give rights prostitutes , people sleep st. bernards , nail biters. in response gay activists countered slogan suck fruit anita playing on words imply oral sex ( suck ) other gays ( fruit ) appropriate response.

fruit loops

jonathon green, author of cassell s dictionary of slang, lists several definitions fruit loops including loop @ of man s shirt collar can used hold victim ready buggery (circa 1980 on college campuses), gay men , area hang out , cruise each other. fruit loop can refer cluster of gay bars, stores , businesses las vegas paradise fruit loop off las vegas strip. fruitloop can refer person considered crazy.

fruit loops, (also singular fruit loop , fruitloops) freedom rings), set of 6 rainbow-colored metal rings worn necklaces, bracelets, etc., symbolize gay pride or solidarity lgbt people popularized in 1990s. national coming out day (united states held 11 october) students have made home-made versions of freedom rings actual froot loops cereal. fundraiser, lgbt student group has made rice krispies treat using froot loops cereal , called them fruity gay bars .

fruit punch

fruit punch first gay radio show in united states, , possibly world, aired weekly 1982–1987 berkeley radio station kpfa, first listener-supported radio broadcaster in united states.

fruit stand

in south africa fruit stand gay bar while in area pick gay male hustlers.

in 1983, frank robinson, manager of san francisco giants, joked team planning have special seating section gays. “instead of grandstand,” says, “we’re going call fruit stand.”

speaking of celebrated fag hag , former warhol superstar dorothy dean, author hilton als writes (she) reigned, both cruelty , compassion, on site of urban gay culture called fruit stand . unclear whether referring new yorker worked or manhattan socialized.

oranges not fruit

oranges not fruit 1985 novel jeanette winterson subsequently adapted bbc television drama. lesbian girl grows in extremely religious community. main character young girl named jeanette (jess in tv serial) adopted evangelists, believe destined become missionary. however, jeanette finds herself subject desires , feelings contrast beliefs of evangelical church. because of these feelings, finds herself subject horrific practices , exorcisms, encouraged mother , mother s friends.

the novel interweaves biblical passages exploring tension many lgbt people have organized religion , christianity in particular. phrase fruitful, , multiply has been cited support theories god not believe in gay rights, lgbt people not born such , instead have made lifestyle choice , god not approve of homosexuality.

tropical fruits

tropical fruits name of lgbt grassroots community group in lismore in northern nsw australia hosts number of gatherings throughout year culminating in annual new year s eve multi-day party. started in 1988 , attract international travelers middle of australian bush attendance of 3,500 people. “we’ve got oldies, youngies, fairies, muscle marys, trannies, queens, vanilla dykes, butch dykes, femme dykes, michaels – that’s call vanilla boys,” laughs, “and hang out here together. our parties camp, queer – embrace full queer mix.”

fruit juice

fruit juice name of magazine started in 1988 2 dykes , 2 poofters in lismore in northern nsw australia focal point formation of tropical fruits community group. can refer semen or gay man.

fruit fly

people associate lesbian, gay, bisexual , transgender people may called fruit flies (along fruit bats) regardless of sex. fruit fly can refer gay man.

females associated gay males known fag hags, whereas men associated lesbians known dyke tykes, dutch boys, lesbros or lezbros.

in south africa definition seems more stringent woman has gay male friends while in filipino culture fruit fly based on metaphor of woman buzzing around gay men.