I had a buddy growing up who had a really hard time coming to terms with being gay because he really loved lifting weights, football, dirt bikes and hard rock. He was “One of the boys” in an era when most of the portrayal of gay people in popular media was (and I say this with all love) mostly flamboyant lisping queens.
Fortunately his story had a happy ending, but role models are important.
I’m very gender fluid even though I’m straight af. I don’t even know what the hell’s going on with my gender identity to be honest I don’t know the magic words and I don’t even care because I accept myself for who I am finally. I would have loved to know it’s okay to not align myself or portray myself as the stereotypical man because I don’t feel that way inside. Basically I’m agreeing with you but in my own way.
I need every character who is gay to be portrayed as a jellybean-throwing simpleton. That way I know they’re gay.
I had a buddy growing up who had a really hard time coming to terms with being gay because he really loved lifting weights, football, dirt bikes and hard rock. He was “One of the boys” in an era when most of the portrayal of gay people in popular media was (and I say this with all love) mostly flamboyant lisping queens.
Fortunately his story had a happy ending, but role models are important.
I’m very gender fluid even though I’m straight af. I don’t even know what the hell’s going on with my gender identity to be honest I don’t know the magic words and I don’t even care because I accept myself for who I am finally. I would have loved to know it’s okay to not align myself or portray myself as the stereotypical man because I don’t feel that way inside. Basically I’m agreeing with you but in my own way.