Why are there some mannerisms associated with being gay
If you have identical twins, the genes are identical, but they are used differently. Every man and every woman has all the genes to make a vagina and womb and penis and testicles. In the same way, arguably, every man and woman has the genetic code for the brain networks that make you attracted to men and to women.
How gay men are endorsing toxic masculinity without knowing!
It was like when someone points out a noise and that noise becomes the only thing you can hear. I spent the rest of my teenage years newly aware of a humming in the background. People are staring at you. I thought it would stop me from getting bullied. Most of the gay men I know can recall when they were first made aware of walking differently — by parents, siblings, friends or even strangers in the street.
Why Do Gay Men Sound Like ~That~?
Thus, they slowly pick up traditionally feminine speaking patterns. This would explain why some but not all gay men have gay speak and why even some straight men speak like this. Essentially, as previously stated, a large portion of gay terms originate from AAVE. Soon enough, members within the ballroom culture started picking up on these AAVE words and phrases and started adapting them into their own forms of speaking.
Why Do Gay Men Like Me Walk This Way?
These words are also directed to the homosexual community in general and to those who identify as being a man, male or masculine, and who are having or trying because yes, dating is hard to have sex with men. To anyone concerned, this is not an attack on our community nor it is meant to exclude anyone.