straight-acting

Basically, It shows what happens when two "straight-acting, straight-appearing" gay men think Log Cabin Republicans have their macho routine shattered by the unexpected arrival of a precious 11-year-old boy who is far more interested in glitter than hockey.

George Heymont: The Kids May Be All Right, But What About The Parents? George Heymont 2011

I wish there were some way to hold them accountable for that and redirect the movement to address needs that the entire LGBT community has, rather than privileging the needs of straight-acting gay white men.

Pride (in the name of love) 2008

I can't help but, sadly, imagine that if a movie such as this were made today that all the vicious "straight-acting" gay people that have spread through the internet like a plague would just want to tear it down as another way that the GLBT community is bringing themselves down from the inside.

Review: Paris is Burning Glenn Dunks 2009

Nowadays it's shameful to be seen cavorting around because, as some will say, if you do you're turning back the hands of time and damaging the "hard-fought reputation" of straight-acting gay men everywhere.

Review: Paris is Burning Glenn Dunks 2009

You can have someone who is flamboyant in their dress, but still straight-acting enough to "pass" as straight when they want/need to.

Meet GRRM and (maybe) cast and crew 2009

What we've really got is L&G, a movement of straight-acting, straight-appearing lesbians and gay men who want more rights for themselves, and damn everyone else whose identity depends upon their relationship to desire.

Kate Bornstein: ENDA Will Never Be a Long Term Solution for Anyone, Anyway 2008

But maybe some folks in our community are afraid that trans people will highlight the gender nonconformity in the gay community and drag straight-acting gays into the sunlight.

10/04/2007 2007

Gay, lesbian and bisexual people who are "straight-acting and appearing" might indeed face a safer future following the passage of this bill, but those who more outwardly transgress gender norms would remain vulnerable under the stripped-down ENDA.

Jody Huckaby: Symbolism or Substance in ENDA Debate? 2007

What if a gay man who approaches questions of sexuality and intimacy in ways that are straight-acting in this regard is not covering but is adopting a radical feminist sexual ethic?

��Covering�� and the law 2006

Is a "straight-acting" gay inherently covering, or simply a gay who authentically prefers to behave in ways that are stereotypically associated with heterosexuality?

��Covering�� and the law 2006