Meaning of hair fairy | Babel Free

Definitions

One of a category of gay queens or proto-trans women in the 1960s and 70s who wore their hair long and teased it.

historical, in-plural

Examples

“Most "hair-fairies" (also referred to as "street queens") use feminine pronouns and terms of reference among themselves […]”

“There came a time when the role of the hair fairy was no longer enough. They wanted to be more like real women, and the logical way to do this was to dress as one.”

“Young hustlers, dealers, drug users, transvestites, effeminate “hair fairies,” and runaways (supported by progressive ministers at Glide Memorial Methodist Church) established Vanguard, a group that challenged typical notions of propriety, ...”

“"No one deplores freaks of their set more than those involved in attempting to fade in the background. But this is America. Fortunately or unfortunately, depending on whether you are a 210-pounder [woman] who enjoys waddling down Market Street or a Hair Fairy who feels that he must be a freak in order to gain attention.” CN 4.4, 5.”

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