As I read my daily dose of ‘gay news’, I came across this article about ‘Twinks’ on samesame – http://www.samesame.com.au/features/12304/Be-exactly-who-you-are – the article was written by a gay man with the pseudonym, brandycooklyn. 

In the article, the author discusses the stereotypes in the gay community. And how he loathes it.

In the essay that will accompany my film, I have looked into the word ‘sissyphobia’ – a word that I have discovered recently. Sissyphobia is the fear/loathsome of the more effeminate gay man.

A couple of quotes from the article:

‘I am often times given the label of a gay community stereotype, one I do not personally identity with. A twink is a feminine, flamboyant young homosexual man.’

‘We have been conditioned towards treasuring masculinity and demonizing femininity in gay men. It’s something many of us have tried hard to avoid, but inevitably collapses out if our rears at the unlikeliest of times, just when we think we’ve unlearned it. We have been also conditioned into stereotyping others, and placing them in categories. This is both a blessing and a curse – and unfortunately for some, has a habit of somehow determining their perceived worth. But you can’t ever be held to someone else’s standard of beauty. You are better than a body or a type and you are worth so much more. After all, are we not an incredibly diverse community, awash with colourful characters and whimsical personalities and beautiful stories?’