........and who was Dorothy?
2007-01-23 01:53:22 · 9 answers · asked by Vernix Lanugo 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
I don't think this is a reference to "The Wizard of Oz". I bel ieive it is a polite reference to the gay community in the theatre esp. when it was still illegal.
2007-01-23 02:02:53 · update #1
A "friend of Dorothy" was gay slang to refer to a gay man, without letting others know that you were talking about sexual orientation.
Some say it comes from Dorothy in the "Wizard of Oz" movie. Others say it comes from the writer Dorothy Parker. No one really knows. (The Oxford English Dictionary is in favor of the Oz theory.)
2007-01-23 01:57:56 · answer #1 · answered by K ; 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
K is correct.
It is widely thought that the term comes from Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz, as the film became a gay cult classic.
2007-01-23 12:00:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dorothy was Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz - don't know who the original 'friend of' was though.
2007-01-23 09:56:19 · answer #3 · answered by KB 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. a gay man; enamored of Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz
2. a straight woman who hangs out with gay guys
2007-01-23 10:09:28 · answer #4 · answered by teriod 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dorothy as in 'The wizard of oz' All her mates were camp as christmas so I guess it comes from that!
2007-01-23 10:00:53 · answer #5 · answered by Janbull 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wizard of Oz. The scarecrow was the first person she met.
2007-01-23 09:56:38 · answer #6 · answered by Rich T 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
toto??
Dorothy from wizard of Oz??
2007-01-23 09:59:24 · answer #7 · answered by bottomburps 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definately Harvey Fierstein.
2007-01-23 10:02:37 · answer #8 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Toto the mutt
2007-01-23 09:56:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋