Does flamboyant mean gay

2nd Place Essay: “Definition of gay: stereotypes and the importance of affirming educators”

As a child, I never really understood what it meant to be same-sex attracted. I never understood the strict borders between pink and blue, between dolls and race cars, between pretty dresses and sports-related t-shirts. I never understood why these boundaries existed, and why I was on the “wrong” side of the wall. Nonetheless, I kept going, and I became who I am now, someone solid , both mentally and emotionally, and someone who loves himself and who is willing to help others love themselves too.

My entitle is Daniel. I am fifteen years old and a sophomore at Indicate Loma High. It’s been two years that I’ve been out of the closet, and eight years knowing I like boys. Though I face challenges at school, I’m still largely accepted in college, which makes me very grateful. The largest challenges I’ve faced are stereotypical judgements like “All lgbtq+ guys are insanely dramatic and overly dramatic,” and the occasional peer who uses homosexuality to build jokes. As irritating as these problems are, I know not to get them seriously.

Being gay has never been easy, but my experience has been facilit

Explain "flamboyant" gay men to me.

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I’m starting to volenteer at a local gay teen gathering place, and I got a call from the acting director to arrange up an interview. On the phone he sounded almost stereotypical and it made me uncomfortable. I wasn’t sure why then, so I decided to sit down and puzzle out why now, before I actually meet him.

I came to the ending that having a same-sex attracted guy act like that (and no, I don’t KNOW he is, but it seems a justified conclusion) made me uncomfortable in the same was a black person who was “No sur, massuh, I don know nothin’” all the time would also. That lead me to wonder if there are actually gay men who act like the “comedy gays” for lack of a better designation that I’ve seen in movies and TV. I’ve met some gay men before, and they didn’t act that way; is that manner and way of speaking attractive to some people?

Note: Anything that sounds judgemental in this post isn’t meant to be at all. I’m honestly curious about this, because it would feel that not acting this way would reduce the possibility of people reacting negatively to you(unless that’s what you want, then ok ; I’d notice it as a chick who wears

Thread: Flamboyant Gays vs The Average Homosexual Male.

2013-01-27, 12:00 PM#1

Flamboyant Gays vs The Average Homosexual Male.

Pictured: Extravagant gay TV host Carson Kressley vs gay TV host Kyan Douglas.

I'm a straight male, and looking from the outside in, I can observe at least part of the reason why homophobia still exists. I hold absolutely 0 problem with anyone's sexuality, whether queer , straight, asexual etc. In fact I really don't care. But there are certain behavioural and ego traits often associated with gay males that are slightly off-putting. These stereotypes might not necessarily be true, but I experience the media has done an effective job of solidifying these stereotypes in our minds. If they are indeed only stereotypes.

I am speaking of flamboyance. The overly enthusiastic gay man with a smile from ear to ear that is flailing his arms around and speaking in a elevated pitched voice. The guy that goes on about how "fabolous" everyone looks and is likely to be carrying a pink man purse. The guy wearing open toe sandals and giggling loudly. I don't like that guy. That guy is annoying. More importantly, that guy is

The other day, I was put in the position of having to elucidate what The Wunderkindof was to someone who had never read any of my work (also “work” is purposefully vague, since most of my posts consist of me transcribing my word vomit). If you’ve ever had to advocate yourself to someone who doesn’t know you, the act is masturbatory narcissism.
“It’s…funny…? It’s like…politics…and pop culture…and my thoughts…?” I said, like I was waiting for her to tell me what my blog was. Our joint friend stepped in and described it as a sort of “flamboyant Jon Stewart.”
The second half of that compliment almost made me forget the first, because being compared to a late night host is as close to me weeping of happiness as I’ll probably fetch . But the first half of the compliment made me uncomfortable, as the word “flamboyant” always does.
Flamboyant. It’s been frequently assigned to me. When you own a voice that increases iN VOLUME AS YOU GET MORE EXCITED, and know anything about fashion, and you are a guy who’s into guys, then you run into this term often.
I actually Googled it before starting this post, because I’m not pulling a Michael Scott (get that reference?). “Flam
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