anglais vers français Art / Littérature Poésie et littérature LGBT vocabulary, californian slang early 70's

Abernathy’s hand trembled. He closed his eyes and braced himself for the ordeal as he brought the still-wet amphibian up to his mouth. He stood there hesitating for over a minute, as the thought of actually kissing the repugnant creature paralyzed him. Was his virility really worth this?
“Come on, bubee,” said the frog. “I haven’t got all day.”
He slowly brought it closer to his mouth, his entire body trembling with revulsion all the while. His stomach wanted to heave as he felt the slimy, damp skin of the frog against his lips. But then there was a flash of light that he could make out even through his closed eyelids, and suddenly the lips that were kissing his were distinctly human. Two naked arms circled him, holding him tightly to the other’s chest.
But something felt wrong. Abernathy opened his eyes again. The face in front of his was quite beautiful, although the water had smeared its mascara and one false eyelash was missing. The chest was very flat, and as his eyes continued down the body….
He jumped back. “You’re not a princess!”
“Damned right, sweetie,” said the changeling in a husky voice. “I’m a queen!”
Abernathy tried to get away, but the other grabbed his shoulder. “What’s your hurry?” the queen asked. “We’ve got a lot to talk about. You’ve got a great pair of lips, you know that?”
“I have to go,” Abernathy tried to excuse himself. “An appointment with my phrenologist. You understand.”
“We could really go great together, baby, you dig? I’ve got twelve inches, wanta see?”
“No.”
“And with those lips of yours….”


L'auteur revisite les contes de Grimm de façon grivoise, la nouvelle d'où est tiré cet extrait fut publié la première fois dans un magasine pour adulte.
Merci de ne pas répondre que queen signifie reine, je sais.
Mon souci est de rendre perceptible l'ambiguïté au premier coup d'œil.
Le texte fut écrit en anglais californien en 1972, il ne faut donc pas non plus un terme trop récent