[Conzors]

Whilst people are celebrating Ireland becoming the first country to legalize a basic human right that all should of been entitled to, I couldn't help but go over in my mind as to why people act 'gay'.

Can you act gay? Is there such a thing as acting gay?

We all know what a stereotypical gay man is. We don't need to dwell on that, but are people actually really like that, or do they play up to what society should think they should act like?

E.g. When i first came out, i felt as though i needed to act a certain way - i needed to be surrounded by girls, straighten my hair, talk with extended words, go shopping, talk about boys - It's only as I've gotten older that I've realized that my true self is none of those things, and that i was acting like what i grew up thinking being gay was about. 'I love gay people' said all my friends at school. HOW? LIKE EVERYONE ELSE, WE'RE ALL DIFFERENT. I HATE shopping, girls annoy me, i fart in front of people, i dress and talk and LOOK like a man. I may talk slightly feminine (because i don't deliberately deepen my voice and say mate after every word) but my mannerisms are 'manly' because i am a MAN.

Like most other gay men - I have never worn fake tan, i have never had my eyebrows done, i have never really worried about my appearance to the point where i have to buy expensive clothes or gadgets to make up for it. So why is this a gay stereotype?

Your thoughts?
Do people play up to the stereotype, or is it just who they are?
(Louie Spence, That bald ***** that got booted out on launch, Aaron)