In the homonormative sense, a dad (or daddy) is a gay man who applies a state of mind that encompasses care, consideration, mentorship and leadership to a gay junior male. In addition to being older and/or more experienced, it can sometimes have connotations of submission. The term has increasingly been applied to heterosexual relationships.
The age gap may differ, but the relationship involves the traditional parental hierarchy of father–son dynamics, with the daddy providing emotional support and guidance along with sexual encouragement and nurturing to the inexperienced or sometimes vulnerable partner. Look up daddy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.Ī daddy in gay culture is a slang term meaning an (typically) older man sexually involved in a relationship or wanting sex with a younger male. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)
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