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The handkerchief code (also known as the hanky code, the bandana code, and flagging[1])
is a color-coded system, employed usually among the gay male casual-sex seekers or BDSM
practitioners in the United States, Canada, Australia and Europe, to indicate preferred sexual fetishes,
what kind of sex they are seeking, and whether they are a top/dominant or bottom/submissive.
Wearing a handkerchief on the left side of the body typically indicates one is a "top"
(one considered active in the practice of the act/fetish indicated by the color of the handkerchief),
while wearing it on the right side of the body would indicate one is a "bottom"
(one considered passive in the practice of the act/fetish indicated by the color of the handkerchief).
The hanky code was widely used in the 1970s by gay and bisexual men.