[Jen]

Why do people automatically think that a guy is gay if he looks great and has a certain sense of style, or only wears certain clothes? I mean, some women do this, so why can’t men?

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Name : Jen, City : Flint, State : MI, Country : United States, 

[Mike]

There are certain styles of clothes that younger and ‘out’ gay men seem to gravitate toward, such as Abercrombie & Fitch. Tight t-shirts, tight jeans, shiny fabrics, necklaces and bracelets also seem to be common fashion statements among younger ‘out’ gay men. But this is true of lesbians, too. The ‘biker chick’ look and lose jeans, braless with white t-shirts and plaid shirts seem to be favorites of many lesbians I know. If a straight person dresses this way, I too am guilty of assuming they are gay. If they choose to dress this way, the assumptions are a given …and they better be prepared to deal with it.

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Name : Mike, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Gay, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 42, City : Ben Lomand, State : CA, Country : United States, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Upper middle class, 

[Steffie]

Women and men have roles in society. A female’s conventional role (although of course things are changing nowadays, so this ‘role’ is also evolving) is to be the ‘charmer,’ because long ago, people believed it improper for women to court men. Men, on the other hand, are supposed to be the ones to make the first move after being ‘charmed.’ To be able to ‘charm’ men, women are supposed to look good. This is probably why when you say fashion, you think of girls first before you think of men. Though things are different now, that attitude is still rooted in us, and we still think that stylish men are somehow playing women’s roles.

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Name : Steffie, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Asian, Religion : Catholic, Age : 23, City : Manila, State : NA, Country : philippines, Occupation : medical student, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Upper middle class, 

[Tracy24863]

Style and attention to beauty and details are usually attributed to women because that was the main focus of most women’s existences for many centuries: housekeeping, making clothes, decorating (both their home and themselves). Men, meanwhile, were out hunting, farming and chopping wood. They didn’t have to pay attention to how they dressed or show an interest or inclination toward style of any sort. When a man did dress stylishly, he was seen as being less ‘manly’ because he obviously wasn’t doing what other men were doing. Unfortunately, many people still feel that way today.

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Name : Tracy24863, City : Oklahoma City, State : OK, Country : United States, 

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