gaydirt -- new word?

[Joanne M. Despres]

Okay, here it is:

But the fear of gay men is not to be discounted.  My gaydar tells
me that up to 30 per cent of the men at the Santa Fe and New
York weekends are gay, bisexual, or undeclared.

Don Shewey
"Town Meeting in the Hearts of Men"
The Village Voice, Vol. 37, No. 6, p. 42
February 11, 1982


On 4 Oct 2004, at 8:17, Jesse Sheidlower wrote:

> On Mon, Oct 04, 2004 at 04:42:32AM -0700, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
> > March 22, 1989, as posted yesterday by John Baker from Google Groups.
>
> With Merriam-Webster claiming a 1982 date, which I'm sure a number
> of us here would be very interested in seeing.
>
> Jesse Sheidlower
> OED


Joanne M. Despres, Senior Editor
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