The Russian Gay

[wolfie-18.livejournal.com]

I was wondering (etymologically?) whether or not the Russian slang for gay comes from голубой the color or голубь the pigeon. I happened to find голубь from a 1960 edition of an Akhmanova dictionary my French teacher gave me. Would it be possible? In other languages, gays are also referred to as birds. Just a thought.

Comments

[wolfie-18.livejournal.com]

I, as a homosexual, have NEVER heard of the word blue as a synonym for gay, but I suppose that link provides irrefutable evidence. I'd have to read into that...

[battersby.livejournal.com]

really? I have tons of times. But it's more with my father's generation (40's-60s)