It does translate to "fag/faggot" though- as much as it does to "pussy".
It's a perjorative French term for a homosexual. No matter which way you want to rename it in English.
Go to a cafe in France & call a bloke "une fiotte" and see the reaction. You wouldn't, would you? & would you then follow it up with suggesting that the same bloke engaged in homosexual practices?
And I'm not someone with a sheltered life. Believe me. I know enough, that if someone made a complaint that you had called them a "homo", a "faggot", a "fag", "queen", "queer" or a "pussy", and then accused them of engaging in homosexual practices, you would very likely be charged. If you don't believe me, give it a try next time you're in full public view & make sure a copper hears you.
So you're preaching about how bad it is that Aurier called (in subjective translation) another person a "pussy" and suggested he ate a dick, and....
Read my lips dickhead. Suck my cock while you're at it.
What a pair of faking pussy cunts