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thumb|234x234px|2018 pride parade attendee, wearing a shirt reading "I Have Awesome Gaydar." thumb|A 2011 attendee of NYC Pride March|NYC Pride, dressed in fashion that may indicate connection to the queer community Gaydar (a portmanteau of gay and radar) is a colloquialism referring to the intuitive ability of a person, especially a queer person, to assess others' sexual orientations as homosexual, bisexual or straight. Gaydar relies on verbal and nonverbal clues and LGBT stereotypes, including a sensitivity to social behaviors and mannerisms like body language, the tone of voice used by a pe

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Within Vinony's link graph, Gaydar is referenced by 94 other articles, and connects out to transsexual, bisexuality and cross-dressing.

It sits within the topics 1990s slang, 2000s slang and 2010s slang.

Its subject is documented across 28 Wikipedia language editions.

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thumb|234x234px|2018 pride parade attendee, wearing a shirt reading "I Have Awesome Gaydar." thumb|A 2011 attendee of NYC Pride March|NYC Pride, dressed in fashion that may indicate connection to the queer community Gaydar (a portmanteau of gay and radar) is a colloquialism referring to the intuitive ability of a person, especially a queer person, to assess others' sexual orientations as homosexual, bisexual or straight. Gaydar relies on verbal and nonverbal clues and LGBT stereotypes, including a sensitivity to social behaviors and mannerisms like body language, the tone of voice used by a person when speaking, overt rejections of traditional gender roles, a person's occupation, and grooming habits.

Similarly, transdar (a term in use since at least 1996) refers to the ability for trans people to recognize trans people who pass well, by subtle cues such as "the size of the hands and wrists".

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gaydar” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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