The gay hanky code is a color-coded system of handkerchiefs or bandanas popularized by gay men in the ’70s and ’80s to signal sexual interests or fetishes in cruising spaces. Horny strangers could ...

Zachary Zane is a Brooklyn-based sex and dating expert, columnist, activist, and author of 'Boyslut: A Memoir and Manifesto' and co-author of 'Men’s Health: Best. Sex. Ever.' ...

"American Horror Story: NYC" sees a killer hunt the LGBTQ+ community. Dubbed "Big Daddy," the killer uses the handkerchief code as part of his reign of terror. The ...

Before Grindr, Gay.com, and before Craigslist Personals, there was the Hanky code. It was actually first started back in the Gold Rush days of San Francisco among cowboys, engineers, and miners. With ...

Nowadays, we can put our preferences into our phones and find a perfect potential partner in seconds. But there was a time when it was far harder to meet likeminded folks; a time when LGBT+ people had ...

An epic anthology feature film event combining 25 shorts from different queer directors worldwide, each telling a story based on a color/fetish of the infamous hanky code.

The hanky code–the covert way for queer men to signal their sexual interests through colored handkerchiefs–seems to have finally made its way to the straight community. Swingers in a central Florida ...