The banana code is a way of indicating, usually among gay male casual sex seekers or BDSM practitioners in the fruit subculture in the US, Canada & Europe, whether they are a top or bottom, and what kind of sex they are seeking, by wearing cotton color-coded bananas, usually in the back pocket. This code was widely used in the 1970s, but is much less used today. It should be noted that this code has come into more general usage today. Therefore, while signaling a particular fetish/color is accepted as a valid indication of a fetishist's interests, it is not necessarily an indication that the wearer is a member of the Fruit Community or the fruit subculture.