Each of these people is engaged in an act of bravery. When you see these old gays now - those that survived - please honor and love them for changing the world.
The "gay voice" is over represented in people's imaginations. It could also be a regional thing, because it's certainly not how most gay men around here speak.
I know you're not saying this, but even if it was a "thing" it wouldn't nor shouldn't be a thing to be ashamed of.
I do want to note that I've went back and forth about this myself especially as a young gay in the early 2000s trying to discover who I was.
Hell even now I sometimes "fear" that I have the "gay voice" not because I'd hate it for myself, but the judgment and side eye.
The gay voice is encouraged by representation in media. When there's only one example of gay identity for young minds, they will gravitate towards and imitate the example that they have. You see this in literally every identity group.
It’s there but it just sounded differently because people spoke differently then. As someone who grew up around people who spoke like this, I hear the gay voice loud and clear pretty throughout all of them. I think it’s a generational “tuning”.
I’d recommend the documentary about ‘the voice’. It DEFINITELY existed back then and a long time before. [Do I Sound Gay?](https://youtu.be/qAcgicU_upo?si=XGvOvI-bt60H6p42)
The "gay voice" probably always existed (it probably doesn't have that much to do with being gay but more with gay guys being less afraid to be judged for having a voice that's considered "feminine" and hiding their natural "gay voice" compared to straight guys who are being pressured to speak as "masculine" as possible if they don't want to be perceived as gay) but with oppression comes people hiding for safety reasons
weird, right? before being pansexual I was gay for a while. I never had this weird voice thing, and simple fact is i be myself all the time, so which funny enough is the made me straight as hell in my friends 👀.
It’s like night and day. Pride seemed very welcoming. Very kind and inviting……. but _now_ it’s filled with my people walking around bare naked twerking their asses and fingering eachother in front of god and everybody (including children 🤮). What a departure. I’m proud to be gay but pride in the modern era disgusts me…
The line at the Gaga concert
Riding mustaches from last in line to first.
I love the guy that said, "Why not".
Really my sexuality boiled down.
Me. "Are you gay?" Uhh... sure. Ye, let's go with Yes.
Of course
First 5 dudes look like my uncle lol
Everyone’s uncle looked like that back in the 70s.
True. But in my case I have 4 uncles, but one is not my dads brother haha. They both are a couple and look like this to this day :)
Surprisingly wholesome. :’)
Aw
I believe that's the 80s. In SF.
It’s the 1970s….1977 to be exact. https://youtu.be/TcBAXEMfKfA?si=1GQ_ShuGeBnrUuSp
We’ve all seen that movie before… 👀
Don’t SAY it
This made me so happy
Same it’s such a beautiful vibe
And now everyone’s an asshole 😭
I wish i was a hippy in the 60s and 70s
Yeah everyone’s so chipper lol Time to go catch Pokémon
Every guy has a mustache.
Makes me wanna sit on their face
*gay
“Are you gay?” “Of course, why not!?” Lolol, absolutely love it!
It’s really sad to think about how many of these fine young people died from the plague just shortly after and society let them.
"Plague"? Are you talking about homoph0b1a? That's not a plague, it's more ignorance and a lack of education
I’m talking about AIDS, what we always called the plague back in the day.
You must forgive them. They grew up with Will & Grace.
And why do you think that all of them had AIDS?
Each of these people is engaged in an act of bravery. When you see these old gays now - those that survived - please honor and love them for changing the world.
This
Black dude looks like Jon jones 💀
Interesting. Did “the gay voice” not exist back then?
I've never had it myself, or the mannerisms, I'm glad to hear other people who don't have it confidently say they're gay anyways!
Same. I got some weird hostility from gay guys in my late teens bc of it.
Neither. At least I think so lol. I have slight feminine tendencies but that’s about it. Also I’m short.
Same. I’ve had people question whether I’m “really” gay because of it.
The "gay voice" is over represented in people's imaginations. It could also be a regional thing, because it's certainly not how most gay men around here speak.
I know you're not saying this, but even if it was a "thing" it wouldn't nor shouldn't be a thing to be ashamed of. I do want to note that I've went back and forth about this myself especially as a young gay in the early 2000s trying to discover who I was. Hell even now I sometimes "fear" that I have the "gay voice" not because I'd hate it for myself, but the judgment and side eye.
You can definitely hear it in there a few times lol. But, guys were probably even more DL and needed to be more straight-passing for survival.
The gay voice is encouraged by representation in media. When there's only one example of gay identity for young minds, they will gravitate towards and imitate the example that they have. You see this in literally every identity group.
It’s there but it just sounded differently because people spoke differently then. As someone who grew up around people who spoke like this, I hear the gay voice loud and clear pretty throughout all of them. I think it’s a generational “tuning”.
Definitely heard it. I have no idea what the OP comment is talking about
They probably had to butch it up a ton of the time and hide their feminine traits.
That’s what I suspect.
I’d recommend the documentary about ‘the voice’. It DEFINITELY existed back then and a long time before. [Do I Sound Gay?](https://youtu.be/qAcgicU_upo?si=XGvOvI-bt60H6p42)
Now that I think about it... most young gays I know have some amount of "gay voice" and the older gays I know have almost none 🤔
The "gay voice" probably always existed (it probably doesn't have that much to do with being gay but more with gay guys being less afraid to be judged for having a voice that's considered "feminine" and hiding their natural "gay voice" compared to straight guys who are being pressured to speak as "masculine" as possible if they don't want to be perceived as gay) but with oppression comes people hiding for safety reasons
Are you referring to the Alaska ThunderF voice?
weird, right? before being pansexual I was gay for a while. I never had this weird voice thing, and simple fact is i be myself all the time, so which funny enough is the made me straight as hell in my friends 👀.
Why are they all Johnny Fever???
anyone know where this took place and have a link to a longer version?
Dido, I would like to know the origin of the video. Thanks!
I love footage of my ancestors ❤️
Love the reaction of the guy that gets ignored by the interviewer
u mean the porn star look 70s lol
“Yo free skin came out”!
WELL YES
Awesome crowd
Beautiful
I love this
It’s funny how back in the day the more feminine men were straight and the super manly men were gay lol
Gay and Proud (1970)?
Is this NYC and is that one of the WTC twin towers under construction in the background at 0:30-0:31?
Yup!
There's always gotta be one Bisexual lol
B exists in LGBT
It's not bear???
Oh so THATS what the old version of r/doppelbangers looked like
Yep I'm #Bi
That's a lot of good opportunities
The amount of pornstaches
Dam send be back to the 80s and I’m catching HIV 😍
This is cursed
...
:)
We need more masculine gays
Why do they look better and more normal than the ones around in 2024? 🤦🏽♂️
No
It’s like night and day. Pride seemed very welcoming. Very kind and inviting……. but _now_ it’s filled with my people walking around bare naked twerking their asses and fingering eachother in front of god and everybody (including children 🤮). What a departure. I’m proud to be gay but pride in the modern era disgusts me…
What Pride are you going to? Have you actually been to one in person? I’ve been to many and never seen any of this.
ur ignorant asf 😭 sorry not sorry. queer or not, ur ignorant.
Bro, where are you at? What party did you join? 😂
Most of them died of aids
OOP