does the left ear represent the hetroseual or the right

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Answer by Urban Legend Debunker
Submitted on 6/16/2004
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That right ear gay myth is about as idiotic as step on a crack, break your mother's back. I have had my right ear pierced since 1971 and even then there were no truths or reason to the myths...in fact, depending on who you listened to, right was never wrong or left is right. Hey Elton John had his left ear pierced and look what pool he swam in. I'm hetero to a fault and put up with that childish urban legend more than I care to remember. It actually amazes me to hear the myth is still perpetuated and passed down to our children. How appalling. In fact, as a professional musician most of my adult life, back in the 70's, most gay men I ran into had their LEFT ear pierced. Today, most gay men have them BOTH pierced....and even if you're not gay, who the f**k cares what ear you have pierced or if they both are. Are people so incredibly stupid they would think body jewelry is a definitive badge of someone's sexual preference? Time to let such an antiquated legend fade into the past and move into the 21st century....and some people really need to get a life. Peer pressure is such a waste of effort....have the balls to do what you want and stick up for your own decisions.

Answer by LilBaka
Submitted on 9/15/2006
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I believe that it is. I'm 18 as of recently and many a people have asked me am I bi or what...So me and possibly my cuzin' are going to get the bi-ride colors pierced in our ears...purple,blue,pink in my left, cause bi=both, and then I might get the rainbow in my right ear as well if i get a bi-pride piercing. That's 8 in my right and I'm pretty sure most people will know that I am INDEED bi and freaking proud of it. Some people believe in that and others don't. That's a simple fact, people do a few just for multiple reasons. Some straight to be 'comfortable with their sexuality, gays because they are proud, and even others just b/c they just don't know....so does that mean getting both pierced is bi..no...bi's have no TRUE ear because their are only two...now-a-days, everything has changed different places have different beliefs and strengths of those belief and that's all there is to it.

Answer by Kittie
Submitted on 6/1/2007
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Anyone who rants about stereotypes needs to find out the facts before they open their mouths. I worked for 3 years, piercing ears for both men and women. The women were general casual about it and didn't care what people thought, however, some did use it as symbol. Men, on the other hand, always asked which ear would indicate their sexual preference (unless they already knew). Gay men ALL did it on-purpose, as an outward sign, and for various reasons. Some just said it would help attract other gay men (and it works). Some did it for the same reason they have a rainbow bumper sticker and attend Pride parades. Don't EVEN start accusing someone of an anti-gay bias just because they are taking the time to learn about common symbolism... and you apparently did not do the same, "Urban Legend Debunker".

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Question by j.b
Submitted on 8/19/2003
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does the left ear represent the hetroseual or the right

Answer by Belabor
Submitted on 11/10/2003
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It used to mean that if you got your right pierced you were gay, but your left you were straight. Now a days it's meaningless.

Answer by Neku-Sama
Submitted on 6/26/2004
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just to put the record straight on this one... Because of the myth that gay men get their right ear pierced, elton John purposely put on the opposite side of that. he did that to keep people from thinking he was gay, or possibly for his own mental benefit that becuase he didn't pierce the ear that gay men do, he couldn't be seen as gay.

Answer by J. Mirr.
Submitted on 7/12/2004
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I'm a lesbian and recently had my right ear double- and triple-pierced (I already had a piercing on each lobe, now a new right lobe and cartilage) for the direct purpose of having people know when they look at me that, yes, I'm gay. And one of my college friends had the same thing done, too. The right=wrong, left=right stigma is alive and well now, and many people know that the right piercing is a homosexual identifier. And I've known lots of gay men that pierced their left ears just to pretend to be straight, which is kind of sad. Poor Elton.

Answer by kit-kat
Submitted on 8/15/2004
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what does it mean if you where to get both your top ear pierced ? please tell me

Answer by b
Submitted on 9/7/2004
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um even if they were trying to hide it on there left ear, how would you know they were gay anyways, without them verifying it? Exactly

Answer by Newguy
Submitted on 9/9/2004
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I do think it is silly for this myth to be perpetuated and passed from generation to generation BUT on the other hand, if the gay community continue to follow it (and hetero's for that matter) then it will much like a "self fulfilling prophecy" because it will remain true, and in the process then continue to be passed on to the next generation, who will then follow it. Also, i think its good that shy gay men can have some sort of symbol so that other know they are gay without any confusion. To a person that has only just come out, such subtle signs are a godsend.

Answer by Jeff
Submitted on 9/23/2004
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I'm straight and 58 years old. I've wanted to get my ears pierced for 20 years but my wife disapproves. The other day I said to hell with it and got both lobes double-pierced. I wonder if that makes me bi--you know two on the left make me straight; two on the right make me gay.

Answer by Raven
Submitted on 9/27/2004
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Actually in the crowd I swim with, the BDSM crowd that is, Left means you're a Top or the more dominant type, and right means you're the submissive or bottom type. So in the end it's all about which crowd you play in!!!

Answer by Dead_dreamer
Submitted on 10/11/2004
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I go to an all girl school and most of the girls there get their right ear pierced after deliberating whether or not to actually go with the right=gay left =straight thing. I really don't care if their gay or not but i wonder if they actually take it seriously.

Answer by beezelbub
Submitted on 10/12/2004
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I am hetero but I got the right side of my ball sack pierced because my left nut is bigger and there is simply more room for it on the right.

Answer by DirtySocks
Submitted on 10/14/2004
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Thank you all for clearing that up, I'm getting my upper cartilage pierced today and I'm straight and I thought I'd do a quick google search to double check the myth; I have no problem with gay people, I'm just not one and would rather not be seen as one.

Answer by paul
Submitted on 10/30/2004
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Left is gay a little to the left is a saying that people always use when a person is gay also it was back in the hippes time which i was in so i would no

Answer by matt
Submitted on 11/22/2004
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lefty loosey righty tighty

Answer by lela
Submitted on 11/28/2004
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true true

Answer by Rocket Man
Submitted on 7/13/2005
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"Poor Elton?" Yeah, being an ultra-rich rock star must really suck

Answer by Kenneth Jensen
Submitted on 1/4/2005
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Im straight and today i got my LEFT ear pierced. As Urban Legend Debunker says, this myth should be burried with the 70's. End of story.

Answer by Scully
Submitted on 2/7/2005
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what the hell, who cares. left or right your either straight or gay. im gettin my right ear pierced, and this might sound strange to some people, but i will still fancy girls =O amazing. who cares what ear its only a myth. i know a gay guy and his left ear pierced because he said that people were stereotyping gays. stupid myths.

Answer by K & K
Submitted on 2/8/2005
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We believe that piercing the right ear does not have to necesarily mean you are gay. It's stupid. But then, if you are gay, and want to make it apparent, then go ahead and get something extravegant like piercing your entire right ear. And if people ask you about it, have the guts to tell them the truth. Otherwise, just pierce the ear your heart yells at. K & K

Answer by Jeremy
Submitted on 2/12/2005
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I am gay and i have my right ear pierced, but i didn't even know it meant any thing until my parents through a fit when i visited them the other day. Now that i look into it, guys who dress in purple or have yellow socks are labeled as being gay, and apparently all rainbows are now equated to homosexuality. I don't really have an issue with str8 people labeling us, or making generic umbrella statements, but they had better watch out or they will all be walking around in neutral tones with miserable attitudes, and drab lives...any thing else might be considered gay. I guess were part of the modern witch hunt. I hope they don't burn us at the stake! lol

Answer by JayBee
Submitted on 3/8/2005
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I have always had my right ear pierced and I am clearly gay. So it's true.

Answer by Lewis
Submitted on 3/13/2005
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I'm gay and i'm getting it in the left ear :) Wish me luck guys !

Answer by Big Barry
Submitted on 3/13/2005
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Is it true gays have more fun?

Answer by ~E~DiDdY~
Submitted on 3/27/2005
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Quier people have it in the right but i am straight so i have it in my left so if your straight have it in the right but if your gay you can have the right one or both

Answer by Taalor
Submitted on 4/16/2005
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I want my cartilage pierced, but i dont think thats happening (im 13....almost 14)i would want my right one done..but im not gay..? MY left ear is like pointy and small...i like me right ear much more : )....do you think getting it in my right ear(when ever that might be) is going to be like social suicide?

Answer by H. Brown
Submitted on 4/24/2005
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It still to this day is that if you have your right ear pierced it means your gay. I have this girl in my class and she said that the only reason why she got her right ear pierced was to show that she was gay. So yes if you have your right ear pierced it means you are gay (male or female).

Answer by kosuke
Submitted on 5/13/2005
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i am a gay and think that people should be taken up the bum every day. hell yeah! and i also have a left earing! hi boys kosuke akiyoshi christ college brecon school house brecon powys wales uk ld38ag

Answer by Me
Submitted on 5/24/2005
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So what do u mean its straight if u pierced the ear on your left side....like the side of your left hand? Or do they mean it as if someone is standing in front of you and looking at you..like there left side.....?

Answer by kehan
Submitted on 6/1/2005
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yo, is it just for ears?

Answer by Mazack
Submitted on 6/4/2005
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Well I checked on this to see what to do. Needless to say I was even more confused. Today I had both my ears peirced so HA!

Answer by Katman
Submitted on 6/15/2005
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I'm an old timer. This legend probably had some truth back in the 50s and 60s, when it was difficult for gays to come out. Nowadays it's irrelevant.

Answer by Elton John
Submitted on 6/24/2005
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I think that everyone has a little bit of gay inside of them. Yes, the right ear does represent the fact one is gay, however, I am gay myself, and have my left ear pierced. Don't worry what other think about you, you know who you are, don't try to act like someone you arn't.

Answer by Blue
Submitted on 6/25/2005
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Ah gee! I just go my right ear pierced today. I only wanted to get one pierced and I didn't even think about that till after. I've got no problems with gays or lesbians, quite a few of my friends are, but I'm not a lesbian...Ah w/e. Teasing is nothing I havn't dealt with before.

Answer by Chichi
Submitted on 7/12/2005
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I've been wanting to get my nose pierced but I don't know if I should. Do guys think it's hott or do they think it makes a women look cheap or like a slut? I would like to know and how much does it cost? well thanks

Answer by Hotsauce
Submitted on 7/13/2005
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I know that ear piercings on the right means your gay but what about any other kinda piercing like your eye brawl or your nose or nipples? Is it the same as the ear piercing thing ?

Answer by ?
Submitted on 8/1/2005
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Thanks to all of you for clearing that up for me. I was thinking about getting my cartiledge pierced, and everyone was like "oh my god! make sure it's not 'the gay ear'!" so i seazrched on goggle, and now thanks to your posts i know that it does not matter in what ear your are pierced... so thanks.