Shopping is definitely up there. Joseph Villarreal, a CAS senior, said he s also mistaken for being gay almost every day. I guess that means heterosexual men are not supposed to dress well and be nice. I think everyone I meet first off thinks I m gay, he continued. I probably still have some friends who think I m gay and are waiting for me to come out of the closet, but, uh, that s not going to happen.
Flamboyance can range from having a high-pitched voice to exaggerated hand gestures.
Although there is some truth to gay stereotypes, one should not always rely on them to gauge whether someone is gay or not, Smith said. Sometimes, yeah, it could be a clue, but it could also be a clue that is wrong. It could turn out that that s just the personality of the person. It s just the way they are. Smith added that when defining what it means to be gay, one must make sure not to confuse sexual orientation with gender roles.