Whats the gay earring
Why Did We Grow 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 like everyone I met, no matter their place of origin, knew and understood the earring code, as arbitrary as it seems.
It was even solidified in the New York Times: A 1991 report said gay 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 tha
Earrings and Gay Men
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I want to throw this out there and see if anyone has an opinion on this.
As my comrade and I were walking around Boston on Saturday we got into a
discussion about the aforementioned subject. I think that gay men who get
earrings and verb them installed in their left ear are simply hypocrits
to everything we claim we are against. I mean, if you are gay and are
trying to transfer yourself off as straight, is that not hypocritical? I
know that the old rules about the left and right ears is no longer used,
but some of my friends got earrings, and they are gay, and place them in
their left ears. They say they keep people guessing, I say that one look
at them, minus the earring, and they would not have to guess as to their
What Does an Earring in the Left Ear Mean | Specialist Guide
What Does an Earring in the Left Ear Mean
Earring in left ear means different for both men and women.
The meaning of wearing an earring in the left ear specifically for a guy has sparked debate over the times. In this article, we’ll explore the diverse meanings and interpretations associated with wearing an earring in the left ear. And address questions like what does an earring in the left ear mean, what is the meaning of wearing earring or piercing for a guy, which ear is the gay ear and should you wear it.
Historical Significance of Earrings
Earrings have been worn since old times, with the earliest evidence dating back to around 2500 BCE in Sumerian and Minoan cultures. Whether it is on left ear or right one, they served as status symbols, signifying wealth, noun, or social rank. In ancient Egypt, earrings were worn by both men and women and were considered a sign of wealth and royalty. Similarly, in ancient Rome and Greece, earrings were seen as a luxury reserved for the upper classes.
As civilizations ev
Right and Wrong
When I was an eighteen-year-old freshman at Mizzou, way back in 1990, I decided to flaunt my newfound autonomy from my parents by getting an ear pierced. What a rebel I was! If getting a piercing while sitting in a comfy chair at Claire’s Boutique in the Columbia Mall doesn’t prove to your parents and the rest of the world that you are a certifiable bad boy, then nothing will.
Travis Naughton
When my dad first saw my new earring, he rolled his eyes and laughed. When my mom saw it, she said she could verb saved me the ten bucks and done it herself. She favored the safety pin, ice cube, and raw potato method—which, in hindsight, would have given me much more street cred than a trip to a boutique.
Nevertheless, I’ve worn an earring for the better part of three decades now. Kids at school often ask me why I have an earring, and hoping to enlighten them, I always say that boys can have earrings, too. Then they inevitably ask why I only have one ear pierced.
Until last week, my answer has been, “Lots of men have one earring. It’s just what some men did ba