2006-06-22 13:56:18 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
as in radar...able to sense signals from other gay men.....
2006-06-22 13:58:52 · answer #1 · answered by sstooc2001 6 · 3⤊ 3⤋
Gaydar is an ability that Gay people develop to recognise one another. It's a portmanteau (two words joined into one) and it stands for Gay Radar.
The idea is that as I walk down the streets of Teheran, I can look at other men and instantly recognise if they would like to hang with me.
I'm sorry I shouldn't have written that but there it is and there it stays. I'm possibly reading too much into this profile name Nabil H but I imagine that you grew up in a culture which was subject to Shar'ia (sp?)? By the time I came into the world (in the UK), Homosexuality had just been decriminalised and Capital Punishment had all but disappeared off the books a decade or so earlier. Consequently I was alarmed to read your post to Everybody Loves Chris' question.
2006-06-22 15:02:46 · answer #2 · answered by unclefrunk 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a terminally gay male (I'm like 7Up, never had it, never will) I believe the other 2 responses hit it on the mark. Gaydar in itself is simply a term...it refers to the 'ability' of a person (gay or straight) to pick up on the vibes (whether they are physical characteristics, mannerisms or even subtle 'looks') that denote someone is gay.
2006-06-22 14:07:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is a slang term for an ability to sense whether a person's gay. Example: Someone I once came across was known by a coworker to be gay. She asked me if I noticed anything "odd" about him. Told her "yeah, the dudes gay."
Told her that when a guy looks at me like Rosie O'donnel looks at a pastry, ya know something's up. :-D Even a straight guy like myself can make the connection. Not havin a bag of cheesburgers, there's only one other reason for the attention.
2006-06-22 15:19:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a 'gaydar' is a Bulgarian bag-piper. It takes alot of blowing to inflate that thing!:) I'm not kidding, look it up. Not bad for an alternative answer :) Cheers
2006-06-22 14:10:35 · answer #5 · answered by Kalin P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
gaydar is the term used to describe the ability to "tell" if a person is gay.
2006-06-22 14:15:34 · answer #6 · answered by tradem05 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the ability to see that someone else is gay...usually done by eye contact that is a little longer than normal.
2006-06-22 15:28:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The post before me pretty much sums it up. But I would also like to add (being gay and knowing from experience), that you must ASK TO BE SURE!!!
2006-06-22 14:05:49 · answer #8 · answered by Brendon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The ability to locate a gay person within proximity.
2006-06-23 01:30:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a feeling that even straight people can get. It's when you can tell someone is gay by the way they carry themselves.
2006-06-22 14:47:02 · answer #10 · answered by Kylah 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the way girls and gay guys tell if someone is gay, bi, or straight, but it's harder to tell now a days because of guys being metro.
2006-06-22 14:07:50 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋