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a geek named Bob

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1. I guess stereotypes depend

Reply to William769 (Original post)

Fri Sep 14, 2012, 01:26 PM

Sep 2012

on the culture/subculture you hang out in...

All the gay men I know, as a young man, obsessed on fencing techniques, and building catapults...

Different cultures, different stereotypes...

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My Opinion: We Are More Than a Single Stereotype [View all] William769 Sep 2012 OP

I guess stereotypes depend a geek named Bob Sep 2012 #1

�Flamboyant queens like that ruin it for the rest of us. Why can�t these guys just be normal?� DonViejo Sep 2012 #2

In case you have not noticed I used the headline from the story, William769 Sep 2012 #3

Yes - I can be that 'flamboyant' stereotype. xchrom Sep 2012 #4

I myself act "normal" William769 Sep 2012 #5

oh yes -- i can also be the 'gym bunny' stereotype -- i have been the xchrom Sep 2012 #6

When I have time, I'll write what happened William769 Sep 2012 #7

i'm tingling all the way down to toes in anticipation. xchrom Sep 2012 #9

did u know gay men actually live to be more than 40? not in gay media they don't nt msongs Sep 2012 #8

Nathan Lane and Harvey Fierstein would disagree with you. William769 Sep 2012 #10

That Elton John, he gets NO press...Tony Kushner, a nobody with a Pulitzer Prize Bluenorthwest Sep 2012 #15

I know several people like that, and as with the author, it disturbs me. closeupready Sep 2012 #11

You need to spend more time here. William769 Sep 2012 #12

Back at you closeupready Sep 2012 #13

I love that we appreciate and share our diversity. The shared aspects of our histories and our now. pinto Sep 2012 #14