Polari: The Secret Language of Gay Men
From Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society
Published 9/26/2023
From Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society
Published 9/26/2023
It's a credit to the resilience of the gay community that when society tried to outlaw and silence them, they just created a language of their own to keep conversation (and gossip) alive. The language, polari, was born out of prejudice, and while it's now classified as endangered, many of its…
