How not to act gay
Contrary to local folklore, I harbor no homosexual desires. However, almost all of my male friends (and about half of my male relatives) are homosexual. Due to the fact that I'm, shall we tell, definitely into my feminine side, some gay men simply assume that I, too, am a member of their royal family; others, who have a keen sense of gaydar, know immediately that I'm pathetically straight.
Subscribing to the belief that the only difference between a straight male and a same-sex attracted guy is a six-pack of beer, the gay men who think I'm "a member" contain come to admit what some cite to as my "illusion of strong heterosexual desires." At least, they stopped making passes. It must be tough on 'em. I'm so damn devilishly handsome.
I attribute my sexual ambiguity to the fact that no male role models existed when I was a child. Raised in an exclusively female household, I grew up terrified of men. Now, I'm afraid of women, but I digress. And yes, I'm in therapy. Permanently.
During my preschool years, Mom, who had wanted a teen she planned to name Stevie Sue, thought I looked cute in lipstick and Grandma loved painting my nails bright red. Overlook G.I. Joe, I was too hectic stumbling around in high heels
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Last October, gay magazine Out ran a spotlight on Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe, who had recently written a scathing letter to politician Emmett Burns criticizing him for his anti-gay platform. According to Out, Kluwe’s letter was published on the popular sports website Deadspin and has since gone viral, sparking tremendous controversy and debate in the worlds of sports and politics, as well as in general news outlets. Kluwe’s advocacy of gay rights was clearly unusual, otherwise it would not have garnered the universal attention that it did. A gesture of support for queer rights is not itself newsworthy, at least not in this day and age; what made this one unusual was the fact that it came from an NFL athlete. The NFL has traditionally not been particularly hospitable to the gay rights movement, possibly because professional sports leagues have always been seen to be bastions of heterosexual masculinity. As a straight dude, I’ve noticed that my fellow straight men seem to be an underrepresented demographic in the American political arena for queer rights. Even more underrepresented are pro athletes, who are culturally perceived to be in th
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