Gay terminology cub
Published in:September-October 2010 issue.
BEAR IDENTITY is inked into my flesh now. I turned fifty in August 2009 and, rather than marking my minor midlife crisis with an affair (too complicated) or a fancy automobile (too expensive), I opted for a tattoo sleeve, which took months to complete. Among the many symbols of sufficient import to me to wear permanently on my skin is a bear paw, a big one covering the inside of my upper left arm. This visual identification with the gay bear subculture seems timely, for 2010 appears to be my Annus Ursi, Year of the Bear. Recently, I read at a book reception for the anthology Bears in the Wild: Hot and Hairy Fiction, as part of the Saints & Sinners GLBTQ Literary Festival in New Orleans. In mid-July, I’m scheduled to study at two events during Bear Week in Provincetown, and in late July I’ll be attending, for the first time, Mountain Bear Madness, a gathering in Roanoke, Virginia, about an hour from Pulaski, the small mountain town where my companion John and I have settled.
Many direct folks are oblivious of the bear subculture. Hardly a surprise, since a powerful majority rarely concerns itself with the doings of a marginalized m
In the Australian vernacular, a cub is a Cashed Up Bogan. Cubs are found in suburbs where they plainly don't belong, often having arrived as a outcome of an inheritance, lottery conquer or some other unexpected windfall.
Although cubs live in aesthetically pleasing suburban residences, the following traits still give them away:
* Economical plastic chairs on the front porch.
* A massive ashtray - usually a baby formula tin or large coffee can, also on the front porch.
* Females can often be seen sunning themselves on the same front porch (usually in a inexpensive blue nylon dressing gown) on weekend mornings.
* Cigarette butts on the lawn of both their own and their neighbors.
* The high-pitched voice of the female of the species.
* Mating sounds on a Friday night (not to be confused with that of a Tasmanian Devil).
Note that because the bogan is now cashed-up, the car in the driveway is no longer an indicator, often having been replaced by an not-so-older series Ford or Holden.
"The cubs next door were loud last night, weren't they?"
"Get in the fuckin shower - I won't tell you again."
by DialogPimp Septem
Types
Some gay men apply types to narrate , identify and transmit themselves. Who hasn't heard someone speak “he’s my type" or been asked if a guy is yours? There is always some disagreement around the terms we employ and whether we should use them at all.
Therefore, you should be sensitive if applying a type to someone, bearing in consciousness some gay men reject them altogether as narrow, superficial, and demeaning. Equally, some use types affectionately and as a convenient shorthand.
It's a bit of a bear pit (no pun intended), but here's our take on types, though you are perfectly entitled to throw them out and be your own gay, your own homo, gender non-conforming, etc.
Physical types and personal characteristics
Some guys are primarily attracted to physical types of gay men (eg: bears, twinks, and muscle guys) while some discover characteristics in men most attractive (eg: warmth, intelligence, and humour). Others mix and match and understanding these distinctions is important.
For example, the type(s) of men we locate attractive sexually may not necessarily be the qualities we are looking for to sustain a relationship. Trouble is, we can acquire so caught up in a type we can misplace sight that not far ben
(Occasionally "cubby bear"): A hairy young gay man with the beginnings of a bear's burly or stocky figure. He doesn't possess to be short; to indicate shortness of stature or slenderness in a hairy young gay guy, the going term is "otter".
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"Roman Wright is six foot two and hairy-chested. He's a bear cub because he's only 28 years old.
With that height, he will definitelynever be an otter, though."
by al-in-chgo February 26, 2010
A statuesque , handsome man who resembles a baby bear. Usually with big brown eyes and strong (possibly hairy) arms to cuddle the chubby-handed creatures that leave by the name of 'Lucy'. Bear cubs often attract the prettiest Lucy's with their wit, charm and good looks. Some bear cubs are also know to be proficient when texting in a sexual nature. This doubles up as a mating call for the Lucy creatures.
Look, there goes that Bear Cub trying toget off withLucy.
by goughy2601 April 30, 2011
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