(July 26, 2010 at 7:28 pm)Mr Olefemi Wrote: Well some gays are feminine.They call it camp and mincing although I don't know what that means.I suppose it is a stereotype but you must admit,many of them do act like that.And some of them are what they call butch so I suppose not all of them fulfill the stereotype,but maybe butch is itself also a stereotype,maybe there are many different styles.I once walked into a gay bar by mistake (I promise) and I noticed that many of the men there did have a certain way of behaving,certain mannerisms that I wouldn't expect from a straight man.
Maybe what I said about lesbians isn't always true,it's just my impression that's all.
Well, I think the gay community has by now developed their own sub-culture to some extent (like many groups who identify under one or more commonalities), which becomes more or less obvious depending on how immersed you are among that group. So, there are a lot of things acceptable and encouraged among them that aren't with the population at large, including allowing gay men to act more effeminate (even going as far as dressing in drag) or otherwise flamboyant or lesbians to be more masculine.
Yet, that in no way, of course, means that they do, but it seems more encouraged so they can have a community that supports their lifestyle and ability to choose a partner of the same gender.
But as far as lesbians being 'butch' and gay men being 'feminine' - that stereotype does come from somewhere and a person's sexual orientation is a genetic factor that can in fact influence their attitude in a manner that does tend to lead to that stereotype in many cases. So... yeah. I'm not sure what point I was trying to make, but yeah... stuff and things. The variety and spice of life and such.
