Hanky code

Hanky Code retrieved from Lord Ludd (2013)

The Hanky Code was a traditional form of signaling to others your sexual preferences, fetishes and interests were. Gay men used this code to communicate with each other in the noisy and distracting environment of gay bars. According to J. Raúl Cornier for The History Project Boston, The hanky code was a covert sartorial code

Hal Fischer, representing gay male signifiers. The handkerchief worn in the back pocket represented sexual preferences, along with the left pierced ear. Photo retained from Vestoj.

One example of a hanky code guide. c. 2010 source: The Closet Professor

Hanky code chart, explanation of colors and left and right meanings, c. 2018 Image retrieved from onyxnortheat.org

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A guide to the hanky code published in 2018.