In contrast to this assertion, however, excellent research has shown that there is no trans-cultural, trans-historical gay identity and interpretations of same-sex sexual behavior vary wildly (see, for example, Herdt’s Same Sex, Different Cultures, DeEmilio’s Capitalism and Gay Identity, and Katz’s The Invention of Heterosexuality). Nevertheless, the site perpetuates this conflation in an effort to support the notion that being gay is biological. culture, but it’s not somehow inevitable or biological. That gender performance is associated with sexual orientation in our society is a belief in U.S.
Meanwhile, most gay men and lesbians could probably find pictures of themselves conforming. In fact, most of us could probably find a picture or two in our histories showing gender non-conformity. But, in fact, gay men and lesbians have a wide range of gender performances, as do straight and bisexual people. It is a specifically American belief that gay men act feminine and lesbians act masculine. This is the argument made in the vast majority of posts: it’s obvious I was gay because I broke rules of masculinity/femininity by doing things like sniffing flowers, posing jauntily, liking Snow White, and playing with Barbie. Perusing the photographs tells an interesting story: being gay - that is, being sexually sexually or romantically attracted to members of the same sex - is conflated with being gender non-conformist - adopting the mannerisms and interests of the other sex. Submitters argue that the photographs are proof that they were born gay. The site posts photographs of gay-identified adults as children. Carey Faulkner, a visiting Assistant Professor at Franklin & Marshall, asked us to post about a blog that has recently gotten quite a bit of attention: Born this Way.
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