同性恋语言：薰衣草色的语言

　　Lavender language functions as a kind of homosexual code, characterised by acronyms, 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 terminology 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 linguistic context occurs in descriptions such as lavender texts, lavender phonology/terminology and the lavender lexicon。

　　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。