Chapter 6: Gaydar, Gender Performance, Toxic Masculinity vs. Divine Masculinity

"The union of feminine and masculine energies within the individual is the basis of all creation" - Shakti Gawain When I was an undergrad at UC Irvine, I made the subject of my Sociology Majors Seminar paper on "gaydar" and gender stereotypes. For those unfamiliar with the term, gaydar is the intuitive ability to assess a person's sexual orientation as gay, bi, or straight. The premise of my paper was that our gaydar was calibrated by our proximity to the LGBTQ community; do you have any gay friends or know any openly gay people? I surveyed a few dozen of my Bible Study high school students and college peers and many of them didn't know any gay people; their gaydars were solely based on gender cues. How do you tell if someone is gay? If they cross their legs when they sit. How skinny their jeans are (this was in the mid 2000's so we were transitioning from the baggy jeans to skinny jeans era). If they carry their books in front of their chests instead ...