Lavender language 同性恋语言

Lavender language functions as a kind of homosexual code, characterised by acronyms¹, plays on words and double meanings only intended to be understood by the gay community.

Lavender language相当于一种同性恋密码，以使用缩略字、文字游戏以及双关语为特点，主要服务于同性恋人群内的沟通交流，所以称为“同性恋语言”。

The colour lavender is often used to identify 'gay-friendly' environments, hence its use in terminology² surrounding gay issues.

淡紫色（lavender）通常都被认作“同性恋友好”类环境的标志，因此，与lavender相关的专用术语多与同性恋有关。

This alternative sense of the adjective lavender is, in fact, used productively in a variety of issues surrounding the gay community, and in the linguistic³ context occurs in descriptions such as lavender texts, lavender phonology/terminology and the lavender lexicon⁴.

Lavender的这种用法出现在各种与同性恋有关的主题中，比如lavender texts（同性恋文本）、lavender phonology（同性恋语音体系），以及lavender lexicon（同性恋词汇表）等。