[Mardi]

You may not be able to tell which person, in which career, is gay or is not. I know of not one study that has been done on the subject. There is no secret handshake, no special haircut, no sway to the walk, no high pitch to the tone of voice, no earring … NOTHING that positively identifies someone as gay (or straight). These are simply stereotypes. Could it be(and more likely) that you are so conditioned to associate these things with gays, that you walk through life deciding whose gay based on these misconspetions? Also if you were indeed correct in your observation (and I not convienced you’re correct, as opposed to misguided)it would make sense,in homophobic America that straight man would less likely to enter into career fields deemed ‘feminine’ or ‘gay’ careers. For fear of being wrongly labeled ‘gay’ or ‘fiminine’ based solely on a career preference. And most straight men with there homophobic fears are not secure enough to disregard the opinion of there peers(other straight homophobic men). When was the last time you heard a straight man bragging about his son’s accomplishments as a dancers,hairdresser,florist, etc,etc(all of which are unfairly denoted as fiminine or gay career choices)-regardless of the sons sexual orientation? And compare that to the last time that you heard a man bragging about his sons accomplishments in football, baseball, sexual prowess, boxing,stockmarket(unfairly denoted as masculine interests)? These are all just food for thought.

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Name : Mardi, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Catholic, Age : 29, City : Boston, State : MA, Country : United States, Occupation : accountant, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Upper middle class, 

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