Gay people in 1880 America?

I%26#039;m trying to write a story about a homosexual couple in the southern part of the United States in the 1880s. I wanted to have the younger one%26#039;s brother be involved in the KKK. What I%26#039;m wondering is this:





1. What sort of language was used in this time? I read somewhere that the term gay wasn%26#039;t used until the 1940s; what would they use in the 1880s?





2. Would the guy in the KKK be more likely to get them to go after his brother, the brother%26#039;s older lover, or both? Keep in mind that the brother (and his father) are very into all the KKK %26quot;values%26quot; (the father owned a plantation and slaves before the Civil War).





Any information anyone can give me about the language and/or culture of this time would be greatly appreciated, as would any sites you could give me for future research.
Gay people in 1880 America?
Do this research on Google or one of the other search engines. That way you%26#039;ll know the answers are authentic. Also, it doesn%26#039;t hurt not to be so lazy.
Gay people in 1880 America?
well seeing as the number of %26quot;openly%26quot; homosexual men (I think you mean men, right?) would be damned near nil...





I would guess they were just called %26quot;bachelors%26quot; or if they were fruitsy they%26#039;d probably be called retarded or %26quot;wrong in the head%26quot;





and the Klansmen brother would probably send the Klan after both, but if you want to artistically give him a heart that%26#039;s your prerogative.





do announce when it%26#039;s completed, I%26#039;d love to read it





and I%26#039;d have to add that the history channel will probably be of good use to you =D








Good Luck!