The Brief Etymology of a Gay Bash
I went to library school because I am what some people call “intellectually restless” – constantly moving from one interest to the next. Honest people call this phenomenon by other names, such as “uncommitted,” “easily distracted” or “lazy,” but I prefer the more aristocratic “intellectually restless.” In any case, given my training and varied interests, I will occasionally pose imaginary questions on this site to give myself micro-research and reference problems. Please feel free to submit a real question and I’ll do my best to answer, and provide citations to any relevant digital sources (sorry, I will not read or find books in your library).
The inaugural Jefferson’s Newspaper Reference question was submitted by the curious 13 year old Latino boy that lives in my subconscious. His name is Martin. Martin asks, “What’s the deal with the word maricón? Why does it mean gay?”
