Within the United States, the stereotype that gay men are effeminate and lesbian women are masculine affects people of all genders, regardless of their sexual orientation. This stereotype reveals how gender expression – how we “do” gender through our clothing, hair style, accouterments, and body movements – is the basis upon which not only our gender identities are perceived (e.g., as a man, woman, nonbinary person) but also our sexual orientation (e.g., as straight, gay, lesbian).

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