Wikidata

(Q1575643)

English

handkerchief code

use of color-coded handkerchiefs or bandanas in the gay and BDSM communities

  • hanky code
  • bandana code
  • flagging
  • hankie code
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Statements

instance of
LGBT symbols
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code in semiotics
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subclass of
sign
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image
Handkerchief code.jpg
443 × 640; 112 KB
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Hankycode.jpg
909 × 767; 100 KB
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uses
bandana
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handkerchief
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schematic
Hanky Codes.png
1,000 × 858; 1.18 MB
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Color Codes.jpg
1,000 × 1,000; 289 KB
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Commons category
Handkerchief code
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Identifiers

Library of Congress authority ID
sh00003702
subject named as
Handkerchief codes
alternative name
Bandana codes
Codes, Handkerchief
Codes, Hankie
Codes, Hanky
Flagging (Handkerchief codes)
Hankie codes
Hanky codes
scope note
Here are entered works on codes used primarily by gay men to indicate their preferred sexual interests and practices by the color and placement of handkerchiefs in their pockets. (English)
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GSSO ID
004947
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