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| August 01, 2005 | Wassersug, Richard | COPYRIGHT 2009 Curve Magazine, Outspoken Enterprises, San Francisco, CA 94102 (415) 863-6538. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Editor's note: "Fag hag" is so 1980s. What's so now? "Dyke tyke." In urban lore, the concept of men who hang out with lesbians--and not the creepy kind seen on The L Word--is rapidly gaining attention. So we asked Dr. Richard Wassersug, professor of anatomy and neurobiology, gender studies researcher, and dyke tyke expert, how to sort out the leches from the real DTs.

LET'S START BY CORRECTING THE misconception that as a dyke tyke I'm simply a reverse fag hag. Yes, a dyke tyke is male, just as a fag hag is female. But to be a good dyke tyke requires more sensitivity and grace than being a fag hag. That's because a single female is rarely a threat to males, whereas a…

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