Hoyay!
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Hoyay! or HoYay! stands for homoeroticism, yay!
In Angel Fandom
Sometime during Angel the Series's first season (1999-2000), Jennifer Godwin, also known as Jengod, started a thread on Television Without Pity (then Mighty Big TV) entitled, "Homoeroticism, Yay?" Jengod didn't invent the term or its abbreviation, which were already in popular use on the Angel boards.[1]
Kate Bolin helped popularize the HoYay! concept with the creation on 16 February 2001 of a clique or webring for fans of homoeroticism in both Angel and its parent show, Buffy the Vampire Slayer.[2]
In Smallville Fandom
Hoyay! is a cry favored among Clex fans. Made popular by Omar of Television Without Pity in his Smallville recaps, it's used to celebrate the blatantly obvious sexual chemistry between Clark and Lex on screen.
The first reference to homoeroticism, yay! in Omar's recaps occurred in his recap of the sixth episode, posted on or about November 20, 2001, but the Homoeroticism, Yay! thread in TWOP's Smallville forum started earlier (?)
References
- ↑ Deeablo The history of the abbreviation HoYay! 07 July 2003
- ↑ homoeroticism yay!
