Do guys in the gay community feel pressured to act masc because

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I'm a gay guy and I don't act anything. I'm just me.

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>>7501791
Masculinization is feminization and castration.

>>7502168
Get.A.Life

>>7501791

i'd say gays simultaneously are pressured to act towards the extremes of the masc/fem spectrum in order to attract the men that they desire or live up to the expectations that others/the media sets for them.

fems play up the camp to signal they're gay so other gays can find them more overtly.
mascs play up the masc to signal that they're manly unlike those other gays so that fellow mascs will be attracted to them.

you see it on both sides, with both sides thinking the other is putting on an act, with the mascs thinking the fems are reinforcing media stereotypes and fems thinking mascs are hiding their "true selves". it's interesting in that both are usually doing it specifically to rebel against the other, with fems refusing to live up typically masculine gender roles and demonizing mascs for perpetuating them, and mascs re-asserting their masculinity because the fems have somehow tarnished it in their eyes.

i'd say adhering to either one exclusively is a sign of insecurity. someone who's secure in themselves doesn't really need to worry about where they fall in line and can just simply be.

I don't know much about gay guys but are fem guys who have more reserved personalities common at all? I've never seen one but I guess they're more quiet/don't wear a sign saying 'faggot incoming'

>>7503680
I'm fem and really shy so people only ever notice any gayness or femininity once I'm comfortable around them and just act myself.
In public I know to not have my feet facing each other, keep my wrists firm, don't let my knees touch, make eye contact, don't constantly touch my mouth or fix my hair, etc. I guess I kinda obsess about things like that because I was bullied a lot for any gayness when I was younger. Once I'm alone or with people I know won't be hostile because of it I stop thinking about it and I just behave naturally that way I guess.

I've also been told I behave like a cat or a dog or something when I'm sleeping because I curl up into someone who's next to me and I apparently wince when cuddled. Thefuq is wrong with my brain.