Twinks are the guys in skinny jeans, who have colorful hair and are always pushing their bangs out of their eyes. The fact is, bulls can be real softies on the inside, but they are rarely soft inside you! This is probably one of the most disputed gay slang terms and is not often used or tends to be used in straight circles as well. These guys are huge! No, I’m not talking about that… Bulls have giant bodies which could be from muscle, fat or height but don’t be fooled this or their dominant personality in the bedroom. Often you’ll hear more experienced guys say “oh he’s just a pup with a lot to learn.” The Bull They are around college age and in their 20’s and they’re the ones that you can find sending dick pics on Grindr and Tinder. These are your young gays that are adorable, fresh faced and sometimes mischievous. Compared to bears, these guys don’t tend to have the same amount of body hair, experience or general aggressiveness. He might be a brony or a video game nerd who spends his time wearing fedoras, eating Doritos, drinking mountain dew and catching up on gay porn. Pretty self explanatory, a bit of meat on him. Of course you also get Cubs that are more comparable to Otters as well. Many bottoms tend to fall into the Cub category and it’s not uncommon for Cubs and Bears to find each other. They’re probably just settling into themselves and finding themselves and what they like sexually. The CubĬums are a load of fun and these guys are typically younger than bears but still husky. However, bears can also have attributes that are the same as Chubs (see below) the bear will just have lots of hair, size and probably experience. Bears are loved by everyone and they’re not the typical gay best friend but more like the best friend that you want to chug back shots of whiskey with. They’re most likely seem like the guy next door and like to sip on a beer and cook delicious food while listening to metal music. The Bearīears are typically heavy, hairy lovable gays. They probably still hang around hipsters but you can see them tearing up a skate park or on the opposite end their hair is perfectly coiffed and they spend time trimming their hair to still be there but to be absolutely suitable.
Like the otter, a wolf is hairy but these guys have a bit of muscle and tend to be more agressive. This is the gay man that you can find in an art loft with a bottle of wine spilled on his thrift store carpet, he has holes in his skinny jeans and in his vans. He may be hairy because he’s an artist who is too lazy to care or he’s trying to achieve hipster status. The OtterĪn Otter is a really hairy guy but is relatively thin. Keep in mind you don’t need to define yourself as one of the following body types to have a fulfilling gay relationship.This being said, if you’re floating around on your favorite dating site (AllMale for example) then you’ll know exactly what these terms mean. If your journey from the closet hasn’t been a long one, start your education here. Our Gay Slang 101 focuses on terms for body types and since we’re talking men here, many terms listed here take their inspiration from the animal kingdom.
Different types of gay men otter bear series#
This inspired us to create a series of posts outlining common gay slang. Class is in session and we hope you’re ready to learn! You might have heard a variety of strange terms being thrown around in the gay community before and wondered what the fuck they mean.