The tth behd Twter’s favore stereotype about gay men, as explaed by GQ ntributor Louis Stapl.
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WHY DO GAY MEN WALK SO FAST?
* gayly walk *
Growg up, people would often tell me that I “walked gay.
” I ed to wonr how puttg one foot ont of the other uld seem gay, but I heard so equently that I accepted as tth. To fd out what else was gay, I looked to popular-culture, where I saw gay men mostly adherg to a fairly one-dimensnal set of stereotyp: fashnable, wty, effemate.
ELLEN TRIED TO EXPLA WHY CRODIL “WALK GAYLY”
"As a gay person, that is both offensive and hilar." * gayly walk *
Historilly, gay stereotyp have been even ls kd. Yet today’s gay men aren’t as reliant on reprentatns crafted by others, wh social media helpg to mocratize storytellg by providg a platform for people to share their experienc. Inevably, gay people beg active onle (Twter gays, I’m lookg at you) has ed new stereotyp to emerge.