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Home *The Strangeways Report, Media, NYC Gay Scene, Pride, Shopping/RetailLadyfag Teams Up With Opening Ceremony for “Hanky Code”

Ladyfag Teams Up With Opening Ceremony for “Hanky Code”

June 15, 2018• byMichael Strangeways

 

Hanky Code for OC. PHOTOGRAPHY BY IGNACIO TORRES

Hanky Code for OC.
PHOTOGRAPHY BY IGNACIO TORRES

NYC based writer/performer/”personality”/event producer LADYFAG has teamed up with fashion retailer OPENING CEREMONY for a fun “capsule collection” that pays homage to a dirty little secret of queer culture…the hanky code.
For younger ‘mos not in the know, the hanky code was a clever way for queer men to express their sexual interests and preferences to one another by the use of color coded handkerchiefs in the back pockets of their jeans while they cruised one another at sordid bars and sex clubs. A yellow bandana indicated “water sports” and if you wanted to be the dom in that scenario, you wore your hanky in the left pocket…if you liked being the recipient, you wore the hanky in the right pocket. It was the DIY version of Scruff and a hell of a lot more fun…plus, you got cute colorful hankies to add to your wardrobe!
So, Ladyfag has designed a cute t-shirt for Pride with proceeds going to NYC’s fabulous ALI FORNEY CENTER for LGBTQ youth. And, Opening Ceremony is a sponsor for Ladyfag’s upcoming LADYLAND, a queer arts festival created by Ladyfag happening June 22nd in Brooklyn (info HERE!) with performances from SSION, Kim Petras, King Princess, Aquaria and more. 
SSION Caricature
The t-shirts are available online HERE…they’re also selling bandanas but they are only available at Opening Ceremony stores (and Seattle doesn’t have one…)
Read OC’s interview with Ladyfag HERE!
PHOTOGRAPHY BY IGNACIO TORRES

PHOTOGRAPHY BY IGNACIO TORRES

About the Author: Michael Strangeways

As the Editorial Director/Co-Owner, Michael Strangeways writes, edits and does about a million other jobs for Seattle Gay Scene, Puget Sound's most visited LGBTQ news, arts and entertainment website now celebrating its 14th year as a media outlet. A semi-proud Midwesterner by birth, he's lived in Seattle since 2000. He's also a film producer who would like you to check out the Jinkx Monsoon documentary, "Drag Becomes Him" now available on Amazon.com. In his spare time, he gets slightly obsessive about his love for old movies, challenging theater, "otters", vodka, chocolate, "I,Claudius", Lizzie Borden, real books made out of paper, disaster films, show tunes, Weimar era Germany, flea markets, pop surrealistic art, the sex lives of Hollywood actors both living and dead, kitties, chicken fried steak, haute couture and David Bowie. But, not necessarily in that order.

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