The hanky code was a covert sartorial code used predominately by queer men in the 1970s and into the 1980s. Simply put, a bandana is worn in one’s back pocket for the purposes of sexual signaling.
hanky code - Imgflip
Historically, cowboys were very gay and even had codes to find other gay cowboys. Here's a funnie ! : r/CuratedTumblr
Meet Me at Trafton's
GAY HISTORY LESSON: “THE HANKY CODE” (handkerchief code, bandana code, flagging) @podcastOOTC
How did a handkerchief (hanky) become the meaning of hanky-panky
Keyes - The Hidden History of Coined Words (2021), PDF
HOMBRE presents 'Hanky Panky
An American Girl in London, by Sara Jeannette Duncan
No 'Hanky-Panky' by saffronpanther on DeviantArt
Bulletin: The Commonwealth Avenue Leif Erickson Statue (March 2020)
Hanky Panky Rotten Tomatoes
GAY HISTORY LESSON: “THE HANKY CODE” (handkerchief code, bandana
