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WHY DO GAY MEN WALK SO FAST?
The tth behd Twter’s favore stereotype about gay men, as explaed by GQ ntributor Louis Stapl. * gay walking *
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. Historilly, gay stereotyp have been even ls kd.
WHY DO GAY MEN WALK SO FAST?
The tth behd Twter’s favore gay stereotype. * gay walking *
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. From “gays n’t drive” to “gays love iced ffee, ” new on seem to appear every day.
Earlier this year, Vice wrer Jam Greig attempted to fact-check the “new gay stereotyp.