Lexicon: The Basics

We humans (Homo sapiens) are a distinct population in the great evolutionary tree of life, and one of the distinctly human characteristics is our manner of communication -- by speech, text, and bodily expressions -- as well as music, arts, film, and other media.

Among the larger human population exists various sub-populations, including the sub-population of men erotically attracted to other men, or androphiles. We androphiles share a language with the rest of the species, while also possessing a language particular to our sub-population, as well.

In order to communicate better, I've assembled some basic words we've come to use, or will come to use, as the Androphile Renaissance enters its plenitude of social acceptance, assimilation, and distinction. Sharing a common language is among the first and most important ways of social identity, and as my audience is presumably English-speaking, the lexicon is in the English family of languages.

The matrix of terms is as follows: (1) anthropological terms, (2) androphile homoerotic anatomy, (3) androphile homoeroticism, (4) androphile aspects, (5) paraphilias, (6) conceptual framework/matrix, (7) core conceptual terms, and (7) social terms.

ANTHROPOLOGICAL TERMS

Androphile -- male homophile (gay)
Bond -- the committed coupling of two or more homophiles in a stable, durable relationship
Female -- the dimorphic gamete-producing (ova) member of a species, e.g., woman
Gender -- (1) the reproductive roles of men and women; (2) the social characteristics associated with masculine and feminine properties of men and women
Gynophile -- female homophile (lesbian)
Homoeroticism -- the intimate acts of two or more homophiles (erogenous and sensual behavior)
Homophile -- a male or female attracted to, and by, its same sex (homosexual)
Human -- the popular name of the animal species Homo sapiens
Male -- the dimorphic gamete-producing (sperm) member of a species
Man -- when capitalized refers generically to the human race
man -- when uncapitalized, the adult male human
Sex -- (1) male or female member of a species; (2) reproductive coitus between a male and female
Woman -- the adult female human

ANDROPHILE HOMOEROTIC ANATOMY

anus -- the sphincter muscle that opens and closes for waste elimination and penile insertion
bladder -- we don't see it, it fills will urine, and it also contributes to erotic gratification in numerous ways
lips -- the gateway to the mouth's many pleasures
kegle -- the muscle subject to control (tightening/relaxing) in the anal and rectal areas
nipples -- two of the most sensitive, erogenous, and erotic organs
penis -- the thing that drives us horny, enlarges, and explodes with semen
perineum -- the stretch of skin and muscles between the scrotum and the anus, known as the "highway to heaven"
prostate -- a gland located about two inches inside the rectum on the face-side of our anatomy, which when massaged (not poked) is capable of creating an anal orgasm
rectum -- the last stretch of the alimentary canal entered through the anus
sphincter -- two circular muscles at the anus, one external, one internal, that gives "tight ass" its designation, since it is designed to be tight until it is relaxed

ANDROPHILE HOMOEROTICISM

"69" -- simultaneous reciprocal fellatio
anal orgasm -- the sensual ecstasy achieved by the bottom in the fuck
autoeroticism -- giving oneself intense erotic pleasure
bottom -- the vernacular term for recipient of another's penis in anal intercourse or in fellatio
caressing -- affectionate play, especially of the erogenous areas
deep-throat kissing -- inserting tongues into each others mouths, also "fuck-face"
domination -- controlling or directing of the course of homoerotic actions
douche -- enemas or other efforts to expel rectal contents
dalliance -- a casual, one-time homoerotic encounter of trifling interest
erogenous -- areas of the body keenly sensitive to erotic stimulation
erotic -- the sexual desire itself
fingering -- inserting a finger into one's own or another's rectum
fucking -- anal intercourse
kissing -- mutual caressing of each others lips
homoeroticism -- the sum of sensual and sexually-gratifying activities of homophiles
masturbation -- a form of autoeroticism, using one's hand to bring penile orgasm
rimming -- oral stimulation of the anus or of the surrounding perineum
orgasm (penis) -- consummate ecstasy accompanying ejaculatory release (cumming)
sensuality -- intensified use of the senses for arousal and intimacy
sexuality -- human disposition to engage in acts or simulated acts of the reproductive drive
submission -- yielding and surrendering to another's homoerotic lead
sucking -- fellatio, or cock-sucking, blow-job
top -- the person who inserts the penis, or sucks the other's penis
tryst -- repeated homoerotic encounters at appointed times with a person of interest; participants are tristers, boyfriends, or lovers

RELATED TYPOLOGY

Sexual orientation -- the sex one is sexual aroused and attracted to and most inclined to bond intimately with, such as same, opposite, or paraphiliac (aka, homo, hetero, bi, fetish)
Sexual preference – the types of erotic acts that individuals prefer to engage
Sexual versatility – the ability to engage in preferred and non-preferred sexual preferences and/or sexual orientations
Sexual identity – one’s biological dimorphism as either male or female; also simply the "sex" one's anatomical features suggest
Gender identity – the masculine or feminine characteristics socially associated with sexual identity, masculine "Marlboro Man" with males and "Estee Lauder" models as feminine with females, but each is highly variable
Variability – the normal biological variances in sexual orientation, preferences, identity, and gender as established through natural selection and the "norm" of all species
Transgressivity -- the theory that all deviation and derivation from any norm is inherently transgressive, violative, and deviant, and therefore should be exploited for its shock value, as a value without values to discomfort others.

ANDROPHILE ASPECTS

bond -- a committed homoerotic couple or triple, usually cohabitating and mutual-supporting
camp -- (double entendre) neither military nor bucolic, but an ostentatious, exaggerated, affected, histrionic, and even effeminate humor at self-satire (also, campy)
costumes -- the use of clothing in distinctive and unusual ways, such as drag (cross-dressing), leather, cowboy garments and gear for erotic and social purposes
drama -- (double entendre) individual histrionic behavior, off-stage, exhibiting temperamentally-excessive aggrieved indignation
effeminancy -- males exhibiting characteristics frequently associated with females (slang: nelly, fey, fem. prima dona)
fantasy -- mental imagery different from the present moment
gender -- social aspects of masculine and feminine associated with men and women
girlfriends -- (double entendre) formerly used by androphiles to designate his cadre of close androphile friends (deliberately against gender type)
gym -- an exercise facility to "workout" and tone and define the male anatomy; often a venue Often, "gym bunnies" as derisive of half-hearted efforts, or those who "thrive" in the locker room environment)
hyper-muscularity -- body-building obsessive-compulsive behavior and results
machismo -- borrowed from Latin cultures of hyper-masculinity and male dominance in all things, intimate, domestic, and social (similar: "leather-daddy" "butch" "macho")
narcissist -- extreme vanity and love of self, particularly of outward appearances
overcompensation -- attempt to make up for what is felt as a weakness or defect in one's character or appearance by exaggerating it
rough -- men who are physically "rough" and veer toward dominance/submission and sado-masochism
scenes -- environmental imagery designed to be sexually suggestive and provocative

PARAPHILIAS

algolagnia -- erotic arousal from pain
amaurophilia -- arousal by a partner whom one is unable to see due to artificial means, such as being blindfolded, having sexual contact in total darkness, through glory holes, in darkened back rooms
andromimetophilia -- attraction/arousal towards women dressed as men or who have had a sex change operation
biastophilia -- arousal by another's torture, rape, or bondage
bondage-discipline -- arousal from punishment
copraphilia -- arousal by feces or defecation
fisting -- use of fist and/or arm in intercourse
ephebophilia -- attraction to males after puberty before adulthood (teens) also hebophilia
fetishism -- arousal by inanimate objects or anatomical parts in isolation from an individual
hybristophilia -- arousal by criminal actors
klismophalia -- arousal by use of enemas
narrotaphilia -- arousal by spoken narrative, vulgar language
pedophilia -- arousal by a prepubsecent boy
pictophilia -- arousal from erotic art or pornography
sado-maschocism -- arousal by humiliation, denigratation, humiliation
sthenolagnia -- arousal from the demonstration of strength or muscles
transvestic fetishism -- arousal from the wearing of clothes typically associated with the opposite gender to the wear
troilism -- sharing a sexual partner with another person while looking on
urolagnia -- sexual attraction to urine, including urinating in public, urinating on others, and being urinated on by others
voyeurism -- sexual arousal through secretly watching others having sex

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK/MATRIX

arete -- personal excellence
axiology -- theory of human values and value (good/bad) judgments
eudaimonia -- theory of human flourishing, wellbeing, and happiness
epistemology -- theory of knowledge of factual (true/false) judgments
essentialism -- archaic concept of transcendent realities imbued in particular shadows
ethology -- studies of comparative primates
metaphysics -- first principles of logically-derived concepts without empirical verification or validation of others; speculation
nominalism -- theory of language and its uses
ontology -- the irreducible constituents of reality
praxeology -- the theory of human action and (right/wrong) behavior
personal -- the individual's unique phenotype, genotype, and personality expressed or understood
realism -- the "world" exists independently of any given percipient's experience
social -- interaction, institutions, and history of a given species

CORE CONCEPTUAL TERMS

affect -- one's disposition toward, and feeling about, one's global state of affairs (mood)
appetite -- the innate biological drives of human animals
altruism -- unselfish concern for others
behavior -- individual's actions visible to others
belief -- assumes a fact or state of affairs as neither proved nor falsified
benevolence -- disposition to do good and assist others
deduction -- inferences that are logically deduced according to the laws of reason
deontic -- duty to others and oneself
emotion -- love, grief, anger, jealousy, envy, compassion
empathy -- understanding and feeling another's state of affairs
entity -- a particular unique instance of concrete reality
ethics -- (1) a way of life; (2) a prescriptive formula for acting well to live well
fact -- established by two or more individuals as empirically true of reality
hedonism -- pursuit of the most pleasant, and the avoidance of the painful
hermeneutics -- theories of literary interpretation
idea -- a name given to descriptive statements that describe a general state of affairs
induction -- inference from many particulars to a generalization
inference -- drawing conclusions deductively or inductively
intuition -- inferences without known premises
judgment -- true/false, good/bad, or right/wrong decision-making to conclusion
judgmentalism -- using false, dubious, or uncertain criteria to judge others
love -- a special attachment toward family, friends, group, community, or particular person
mind -- the sum of all conscious mental activity
morality -- laws, commands, or axioms for behavior
palliative -- comforting, but not resolving
perception -- the five senses of taste, smell, touch, sight, and sound
psyche -- "soul" or the transcendent animating form that gives substance its identity
reason -- inductive or deductive mental processes
recall -- mental ability to refashion previous experience in the present
romantic love -- a special attachment, eroticism, and commitment toward one person
science -- the process that takes facts of nature and provides theories for natural forces
reciprocal altruism -- mutually other-regarding behavior (e.g., tit-for-tat)
self-esteem -- a realistic, proportionate respect of one self as worthy of respect by others
solution -- a resolution that succeeds in solving a problem
teleology -- instrumental, purposeful human action, the "end for which" one acts
testimony -- reports by others
value -- the ideas and projects of great importance and worth
venue -- any place for meeting others
virtue -- choosing the "mean" course between excess and defect in human action
vice -- excessive or defective choices in human action

SOCIAL TERMS

Conservatism -- various reactionary movements to restore Burkean liberalism, theocracy, unfettered capitalism, Jewish and Christian Zionism, and libertarianism
Cosmopolitan -- regard for oneself, one's associates, as an integral part of an organic whole as understood in Hellenism
Evangelicalism -- a late 20th century religious movement, supplanting the Sixties' excess, with new religious hegemony under Hebraism, hostile to Gay Liberation in particular
Hebraism -- the Judeo-Christian-Islamic world view of primitive nomadic tribes alone possessing divine truth
Hellenism -- Greco-Roman values and institutions of the world's first civilizations
Gay Liberation -- a movement launched in the 1960s launched to liberate homophiles from criminalization, persecution, and denigadation by religious, political, and psychological groups
liberalism -- principles of liberty, autonomy, equality, justice, pluralism, etc., established in the Age of Enlightenment
Multiculturalism -- the dogma that all cultures past, present, and future are essentially the same in negative and positive outcomes
pluralism -- tolerance of individual diversity within a liberal democratic framework
PostModernism -- the Semitic-French synthesis of the Sixties remnants of Freudianism, Marxism, and Deconstructionism -- post Frankfurt School and Existentialism -- as Resistance to liberalism
Progressivism -- New Left Liberalism refashioned to escape the pejorative "liberal" connotations and reinstate the socialist re-engineered state of human perfectability
Queer Theory -- a variant of feminist PostModernist thought of Resistance, Deviance, and Segregation, repudiating all norms, values, and institutions
tribalism -- the primitive isolationist associations rejecting assimilation or integration
Sociobiology -- the integration of all humanistic study under the template of Darwinian Biology

For extended philological, philosophical, lexicographic, and terminological perspectives, a number of online references avail:

Wayne Dynes, Encyclopedia of Homosexuality.
Wayne Dynes, Homolexis.