Cracking the 'chicken' code

Editor's note: The following column contains content of a sexual nature that some readers may find objectionable.

Those who read our Nov. 14 column,

"254 'boy words,'"
saw the quote from the prestigious homophile book, "The Long Road To Freedom," explaining that, for homosexuals, the gay dictionary, "The Queens' Vernacular ... firmly remains ... something of a secret code ... in a hostile culture."

Ordinary heterosexuals can no more understand the secret homophile argot than can ordinary Americans understand Mandarin Chinese. Dr. Reisman's formal academic studies included training in a World War II scientific method used to decode the Axis intentions by reading, categorizing and then analyzing their words and phrases. Today this same "content analysis" method opens up the secret code of the pederast-homophile movement.

The following case study uses the QV to decipher the "secret code" of "gay men" found in a recent invitation to an important public event:

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On Oct. 1, the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network of Boston, Mass., mailed invitations to a charity ball starting today, Nov. 17, which celebrates "Adornment V: The Oldest Profession ... A Return to the Chicken Ranch."

The primary theme in the QV is boys (254 out of 12,000 words and phrases focus on them). And what's a boy to the QV? A "chicken," which it defines as "a young recruit; any boy under the age of consent, heterosexual, fair of face and unfamiliar with homosexuality." Was it from naivete that GLSEN chose "chicken" as its theme and as "the oldest profession" to which it seeks a return?

GLSEN auctioneers expect philanthropists to arrive in Boston by air, car and train (cheaper than

Thailand and tax deductible!) Yet, GLSEN warns it "assume[s] no liability for personal belongings, actions or room damage during Adornment weekend."

What other group has a disclaimer absolving them of the "actions" of charitable attendees? What bad "actions" would GLSEN expect? Why fear "room damage" from philanthropists interested in helping "teenagers who are gay or suspected of being gay"?

"Adornment V," the announcement reads, "The Oldest Profession Meets the New Millennium: A Return to the Chicken Ranch: Meat Market Auction: Hunks and hunkettes from the near and far get on the block for your bids! All the food groups will be there -- BEEF, PORK, CHICKEN, SAUSAGE, and surprise delicacies. So much fun, it's almost illegal. Relax after the Ball with [a] Texas Tea Party."

Well, here are your handy lil' ol' code breakers. GLSEN's theme is a slave auction of men and boys. But can GLSEN's choice of the many unusually mixed words above be a coincidence? The QV defines much of GLSEN's secret code. For example, who knows the meaning of the "In & Out Show," a "performance" GLSEN advertised for Nov. 17? And who would think that so many common words have a wholly different homophile connotation?