Gaydar

Gaydar (a portmanteau of gay and radar) is the intuitive ability to assess someone's sexual orientation as gay, bisexual, or straight. The function of gaydar relies on usually non-verbal sensory information and intuitions. These include the sensitivity to social behaviors and mannerisms; for instance, acknowledging flamboyant mannerisms, overtly rejecting traditional gender roles, a person's occupation and grooming habits.

The detection of sexual orientation by outward appearance or behavior frequently is made complicated by situations with gay men who do not act in a stereotypically "gay" fashion, or metrosexual men (regardless of sexuality) who exhibit a lifestyle, spending habits and concern for personal appearance supposedly close to the stereotype of fashionable urban gay men.

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