Handkerchief code, more commonly known as hanky code or "flagging" was a way of indicating, usually among gay male casual sex seekers or BDSM practitioners in the US and Canada, whether they were a top or bottom, and what kind of sex they were seeking, by wearing color-coded handkerchiefs, usually in the back pocket. These were worn on the left side of the body for tops and the right for bottoms (this division is still somewhat common: tops may wear keys on the left belt loop and bottoms on the right, for example). Jump to: navigation, search This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... A collar is a common symbol of BDSM. Some use the triskelion as a BDSM emblem. ... ... In the context of human sexual behavior, especially anal sex among gay men, a top is an insertive partner, or a person who prefers the insertive role. ... In the context of human sexual behavior, especially anal sex among gay men, a bottom is a receptive partner (i. ... Raymond W. Kelly, the New York City Police Commissioner, is known for wearing a handkerchief in his pocket. ...

The practice has largely fallen out of favour, perhaps due to the advent of internet dating and the coming out of more members of the leather and BDSM communities. Coming out of the closet (very often shortened to coming out in winking reference to the public introduction of debutantes) describes the voluntary public announcement of ones sexual orientation, sexual attractions, gender identity, or (less commonly) paraphilia. ...

There is no universally understood color code, and there may have been regional variations. There was general agreement upon the colours for more common practices (eg: yellow for watersports), but there was no consensus for the more uncommon practices. Urolagnia (also known as urophilia) is a paraphilia involving sexual attraction to urine. ...

One Example of a Hanky Code

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Further Reading

• Trevor Jacques, On the Safe Edge: A Manual for SM Play (ISBN 1-895857-05-8)

See also

• BDSM
• Leather
• Gay

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External links

• http://www.sexuality.org/l/bdsm/hanky.html
• http://members.aol.com/OfficerJim/hankycodes.html
• http://alt.xmission.com/~trevin/hanky.html