It’s Monday happy hour and you have been waiting all day for the first taste of your appletini and gabbing with your main gay. As you tell him about the new hottie you finally shagged after eyeing him for months, your gay best friend leans in closer to get all the deets. Now it’s your trusted homosexual pal’s turn to dish the dirt on all the nasty that went down during his weekend. Keep these gay sex terms handy so you can know exactly what he is talking about and be the supportive pal he deserves!

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1. Bottom: The partner who is penetrated, or on the bottom. Some people think in order to be a bottom, you must be the lesser dominant partner. But, this isn't always the case.

2. Top: The partner who penetrates.

3. Gaydar: The ability to assess someone’s sexual orientation as gay, bi, or straight.

4. Balls: Elaborate events where "walkers" compete in a series of categories emulating high fashion, style or a way of being.

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5. Lace Curtains: The foreskin of the penis. (GayLife.about.com)

Libby Keatinge is a senior editor at BettyConfidential.