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Edit request [20191127 0031 UTC]:

"Shemale" should definitely be listed as a derogatory slur, equal to if not worse than "trap" andor "tranny". It's a term primarily used by an out-group to ostracize and, in particular, fetishize trans women; it is widely regarded as transphobic, see its use as an "additional gender" completely failing to recognize trans women being women; its use within lgbt communities is negligible if not nonexistent.

Semi-protected edit request on 24 May 2024

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im trying to edit some terms wikipedia have it wrong "twink – a young or young-looking gay man, with little body hair and a slender build" twink aint young looking gay man but only young and smooth

young looking gays are youngbloods Jokune (talk) 14:31, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. M.Bitton (talk) 15:54, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Add "kissboy" as a result of popular culture. Ireinissane (talk) 00:38, 8 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Cannolis (talk) 01:59, 8 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Source 61

Looking into the current citation has not yielded anything relevant to LGBT slang, let alone 18th century slang. I would also love a citation on the claim -"tommy", a slang term for a homosexual woman in use by 1781. My research into this only circles back to Wikipedia. The British Newspaper Archive can serve as a relevant source for "molly" but if no source can be found for "tommy" then it probably ought be cut. MostWretchedCritter (talk) 19:21, 13 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]