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== History and Flag ==
In an article from the ''Advocate'' entitled "Who's Who in the Zoo?" from 1979, [[Vincian|gay men]] and [[lesbian|lesbian]] stereotypes were represented with animals.<ref>[{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://www.advocate.com/comedy/2014/04/17/tbt-when-advocate-invented-bears Article in the ''Advocate'' reflecting on the article 35 years later.}}]</ref> This article is considered the origin of the term bear. One of the animals profiled is the cygnet swan, who is described derisively as fashionable and
<blockquote>''always elegant, often beautiful''...[They]'' devote their lives to cultivating perfect bodies and cheap swank.''<ref>[{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://www.advocate.com/comedy/2014/04/17/tbt-when-advocate-invented-bears?pg=1#article-content Excerpts from the "Who's Who in the Zoo?" article, including the cygnet swan.}}]</ref></blockquote>
The term as it is known now and its flag were created by FANDOM user [[User:Clear.Skyes|Clear.Skyes]] on May 1, 2021.
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