Pearl Necklace

Pearl necklaces or wearing a pearl necklace over regular clothes was a popular code/way for gay men in the club scene to identity “fisties” or other gay men who enjoyed being fisted, specially being at the receiving end of the sexual act. This is where many popular phrases such as “clutching my pearls” came from as this referenced the immense amount of pleasure felt by the fistie, while being fisted. Hence they would “clutch their pearls”. Different colors and sizes of pearls were used to represent specifics, as well as charms on the necklaces. The trend was popular in the underground gay club scene in the 70s and 80s but has since died out.

“Woah brads wearing a pearl necklace...I didn’t know he was a fistie!”