Gay men in the United States have lots of different labels to talk about different body types. We use words like “twink,” “otter,” and “bear” to talk about different types of men in our community. On this episode, I introduce a few of these different labels and what they mean.

Some words:

Judy Garland

Dorothy

The Cowardly Lion

The Scarecrow

Body type

Grindr

A Hookup app

Twink

Otter

Scruffy

Daddies

“into”

Bear

Leather

Cubs

Jocks

Hunks

Twunks