gentleman of the back door

plural gentlemen of the back door

1. rareA man, chiefly a homosexual, who has anal sex.

   Perkoff is a Gentleman of the Back Door.

   2006 June 18, Philkin Pilcher Klimtin, “Perkoff FAQ.”, in alt.snuh (Usenet)

   2 more examples

   Doll Sneerpiece closed the book. Ruggiero, a Gentleman of the Back Door? Ruggiero, preferring a leg of lamb to proper English beef? Ruggiero, importing Turkish wares to an honest English stall? 'Well then,' said the Doll, 'If it is Sodomy he wants, then a Sodomite he shall have.'

   2013, Jeanette Winterson, Art & Lies: A Piece for Three Voices and a Bawd, →ISBN

   Queers were often called 'backgammon players' or 'gentlemen of the back door', sometimes engaged in 'caterwauling'.

   2017, P Ackroyd, Queer City: Gay London from the Romans to the Present Day

   Synonyms: back gammon player, usher of the back door