This is a little bit off on a tangent. A few years ago, I was talking to some friends of a friend. These guys I was talking to were gay and they were saying that it seems like young gay men (like college-aged) tend to have more exagerated, flambouyant mannerisms. These guys were saying that the guys they knew kinda toned it down as they got older. Their theory was that when these guys are young and newly out-of-the-closet, they're still trying to figure out where they belong and still trying to find their way in the gay community. And it's just easier to get noticed by other young and inexperienced gay men if they adopt the stereotypical gay mannerisms. As they get older and more mature, many of them become more comfortable with themselves and their sexuality and kinda mellow out/not be as out there.
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