Date:  Wed, 15 Nov 1995 16:06:55 -0500

From:  Tom Beckner <TMBECKNER[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]TAYLORU.EDU>

Subject: Re: Tomboy & Sissy



Re: prison slang, in southern prisons, at least, "sissy" has a definite homosexual connotation, and always with reference to that person the user claimed was

the "a

 passive participant." I have not found the term "tomboy" with the same rconnotation. However, "boy" can also have a homosexual connotation, again

in a perjorative sense connected with ownership of the partner, e.g. "my boy."



W. Thomas Beckner

Taylor University-Ft. Wayne