It was left for straight, right for gay.
My friends and I got our left ears pierced on Spring Break in Daytona Beach. We looked around and asked before getting it done.
What ticked me off years later: I bought a Bajoran earring (being a Trekkie and all), but couldn’t wear it because it’s designed to only fit on the right ear.
What would Brian Boitano do / If he was here right now /
He’d make a plan and he’d follow through / That’s what Brian Boitano would do.