I don't like this kind of thinking. The queer movement is partially about getting rid of gender roles and such. So when you say that a guy who's into fashion must be gay, or all gay guys know fashion, you're not helping anything.
The idea that gender roles need to be gotten rid of is specifically post modernism in terms of queer activism.
While we can talk about needing to get rid of gender roles they still exist and everyone has been influenced by them. Gay men in that same way are socialised and writers use those notations to code characters as to say theyre gay without saying it.
Or gay writers write gay characters in a way that matches their own personality (usually something writers do in general) instead of generalizing that most gay people act the same way as you and many others are doing here.
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u/WeebWoobler 17d ago
I don't like this kind of thinking. The queer movement is partially about getting rid of gender roles and such. So when you say that a guy who's into fashion must be gay, or all gay guys know fashion, you're not helping anything.