Fag

Faggot is a reclaimed slur, usually used against and reclaimed by turians, m-spec vincian men, and trans women.

Alternate Names

 * Fag
 * Faggette

Etymology
The most commonly recognized etymological origin of the word faggot is the Latin word fascis or "bundle of wood."

The term has been used in English since the late 16th century as an abusive term for women, particularly old widowed women, who sometimes worked as "faggot-gatherers," collecting sticks. The reference to gay men may be derived from the sense of "something awkward to be carried," comparable to the use of the word "baggage" as a pejorative term for old people in general as well as social outcasts, or from the application of this term to women, as many slang terms for gay men are derived from terms for women such as "queen" or "sissy."

There is an urban legend that the modern slang meaning developed from the standard meaning of faggot as "a bundle of sticks for burning" such as in burning at the stake or other punishment. However, this is unsubstantiated, and the emergence of the slang term in 20th century American English is unrelated to historical death penalties for homosexuality.

Definitions

 * Faggot, often shortened to fag, is a usually pejorative term used primarily to refer to gay men and boys. In American youth culture around the turn of the 21st century, its meaning extended as a broader reaching insult more related to masculinity and group power structure. - Wikipedia

Queer people tend to reclaim terms that are used against them, and Turians (among other people who had the term used against them) use the term for empowerment- either as a gender (Faggender) or simply a form of Turian (alongside Butch, Twink, etc.)

History
Historically used against people who are seen as men not performing heteronormative masculinity.

Subsets

 * Faggender
 * Girlfag
 * Fagdyke
 * Traggot