A term used by the LGBTQ community (primarily gays and bis) to describe cis het people that aren’t stereotypically straight.

These people tend to be allies and very supportive and kind towards members of the community. They are also probably funny and easygoing when it comes to jokes about being straight.

The two states of being are as a human being, or a hungry ghost. Semi-regularly you need to ask yourself which you are. Sometimes it is human. Others, alas, it is hungry ghost.

The hungry ghost seeks validity outside of themselves. Someone pining for an indifferent ex is a hungry ghost. Someone who arrives alone at 6:30 on Saturday night to a pub is probably a hungry ghost. Obsessive checking of mobile phones, chat sites or networks are clear signs that one is a hungry ghost.

The best thing to do is just stay home and ride it out. Read a book. Find some good clean fun.