This^ and: this. Isn't it the most awkward thing ever when you're standing in front of an obvious M-F couple, where one of the two is tripping your gaydar really bad? I just find myself kind of eyeing the likely straight partner, a little sadly, looking back and forth between them and their probably gay spouse/partner, and internally thinking: "Poor thing. I wonder how many more years until they (gay partner) come out and bring this to an end?" I just always feel a little sad for them (the couple). And hate that I 'know.' (And they don't. Or at least 1 of them doesn't. Probably.)
I'm a little iffy on the entire concept of gaydar, but I still find myself playing with the idea lol. I know there's one specific neighborhood that I really enjoy going to, it's very eccentric and LGBT friendly. Whenever I go, I kinda lose all my doubts and my gaydar starts running wild :lol:
No. I'm horrible at trying to figure it out. I mean really horrible. lol I need to learn how to or somehow gain gaydar skills. I wish I could tell so I wouldn't freak out about trying to figure it out all the time!!!
Totally this, Tightrope. There are several people at work who have made me wonder, and I'm almost always right. I was always completely certain that I was tripping peoples' gaydar all over the place, too. I think now that my mind was playing tricks on me because I felt so threatened by the possibility. But now that my look has changed a lot, I no longer wear my wedding ring (and my wife hasn't for years anyhow), and I'm far more confident and open and willing to make eye contact and connect with people, I have to believe that people are wondering. There are certainly gay men at the office who are looking at me in a different way than they did before. I'm enjoying it!
I have managed to guess if someone gay or bi and usual get it right I have also guessed correctly before the person knew
My gaydar totally sucks! If you want me to know you are gay, then you should wear a shirt that says "Hey you, IM GAY" because then I won't pick up on it, I know a. Pulls straight guys who act more "gay" then I do haha cx and I didn't even notice until someone pointed it out. So yea, to my gaydar to go off you have to wear something that just screams Gay!!!!
I didn't know a really effeminate guy (not that that's an indicator) with a "gay accent" and a guy he took to prom was gay until he mentioned it in passing. He thought I could guess. I know him really well too.
I'm completely unable to guess until I'm told, which has happened about... five-seven different times? Yeah.
