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DarkTirade Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-11-08 07:31 PM
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10. In my case, most people assume straight just because while certainly not 'masculine' in many ways
I don't fit any particular gay stereotype. I'm too pretty and hairless to be a bear, and too big and strong and round around the middle to be a pretty-boy. Also, since I'm bi I can talk about women with the guys. And because I tend to joke about just about any situation, sometimes someone won't realize I'm not joking when I tell them. :P

I think it's fairly common amongst any gays that don't fit a particular stereotype mold. And I've known straight guys who fit a gay stereotype and often had people assume they swung the other way. As long as people believe in stereotypes and follow expectations rather than knowledge, that sort of thing is going to happen.
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