Ah, 1990s, the decade of boy bands, girl bands.

Remember Hansons vs. The Moffatts, ‘N Sync vs. Backstreet Boys, and Spice Girls vs., er… Spice Girls? Many of them may have not returned to the limelight (we won’t drop names here) but even so, we say in full confidence that they totally forgotten because they have taken earned a spot in the rich and ever-changing word pool called gay lingo.

Bakla, acheng, bading, badaf, badash, badingerzee, bayot , becky and more. Find out the names gays go by in the Philippines.

You may remember Jane Lynch, the scheming cheerios coach in popular hit TV series Glee, as the ever-sarcastic and mean faculty superstar. But last Monday, May 30, she was all smiles as she and longtime girlfriend, Dr. Lara Embry, tied the knot at Blue Heron Restaurant in Sunderland, Massachusetts, according to Us magazine.

We are taking the lessons up a notch as we learn not two but 10 gays words. Yes, 10. Let’s count from one to 10.

In celebration of World AIDS Day, our Words of the Gay this week will touch on AIDS. Learn what AIDA and getching means!

Confused? We’ll help you brush up on gay lingo because beginning today, we will teach you words used by LGBTs across the world. *This week’s words of the gay – ZIR and ZIE.*