# Come on, girls! -or- Do gay men really refer to each other in feminine terms?

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**Created:** [July 2, 2003, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-on-girls-or-do-gay-men-really-refer-to-each-other-in-feminine-terms/185687 "2003-07-02T00:36:45Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 6, 2003, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-on-girls-or-do-gay-men-really-refer-to-each-other-in-feminine-terms/185687/21 "2003-07-06T09:43:36Z")

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On a chat show featuring Stephen Fry and Ian McKellan (both gay), I distinctly heard Fry refer to McKellan as “Serena”…although this could have been partially a pun on his knighthood …Sir Ian, Serena. Also I have some gay friends who routinely give each other female names.

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