RE:

[xoder]

Why does the other always start with "g"? Gringo, gaijin, goy/im, gay.
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[codepoet.livejournal.com]

That would suggest (as I guessed) that it was adopted and embraced by homosexuals, in which case it doesn't count as an outsider-word.

[xoder.livejournal.com]

Perhaps. But also, it may have been impressed upon by straights feeling constrained by their societal obligations. Regardless, it is used as an outsider word on the playground, so it counts in my book.