Five gay and five straight men spent an hour mingling with dozens of people. With Bailey's help, '20/20' ran a test in 2004 to see if people could tell who was gay and who was straight. Researchers say it's because lesbians, on average, are attracted to more masculine occupations, and gay men tend to prefer more feminine occupations. There is research that suggests gay men do prefer certain professions, like fashion, interior design and hair coloring, and that lesbians are more likely to prefer sports and the military. Not all straight men are bad dressers,' he said. But, says Allen, the stereotypes are not always true.
'It's that you're obsessed with fashion, and that you tan a lot and that you color your hair,' they said.
What, we asked, are the stereotypes about gay men? We talked to Carson Kressley and Ted Allen, two of the stars of the hit television show 'Queer Eye' about the stereotypes.
Most of us are just like everyone else.Īre gays just like straights? Or is Hollywood's frequent portrayal of gay men as feminine more accurate? 15, 2006 — - Gay activists often criticize media coverage of gay pride parades, saying, correctly, that the media focus on the extreme, the more flamboyantly feminine men and very masculine women.