[Albion Wilde]

My fairly extensive knowledge of British TV/films...particularly Britcoms...has taught me that in Britain the word “ginger” can mean light hair/fair skin *or* fag.

No, "ginger" does not mean "fag" to a Brit. "Ginger" means whomever Americans would call "redhead" or "red haired," from light strawberry blonde to dark auburn. In Britspeak, "fag" means "cigarette"; gay men are "fairies" or "poofters."

[Gay State Conservative]

Yes,fag in Britain means cigarette.I used it in its American meaning.And yes,"ginger" does mean redhead/pale skin color,etc.But it also means "queer" and comes from Cockney Rhyming Slang--> "ginger beer:queer"

http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/153800.html

[Gay State Conservative]

Oh,forgot to mention...yes,homosexual men In Britain are called “fairies” and “poofters” *as well as* “ginger”.