This is consistent with similar findings I've seen—while direct oppression of sexual orientation absolutely exists, a lot of what we'd consider homophobia is more located around gender non-conformity than orientation itself. Perception of orientation tends to be very tied to this, tho.

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finished Taylor Tomlinson’s book ACTUALLY, NEVERMIND. thought it was great. lot of insight into how her world has worked from beginning to present and blends it with her feelings of loss, and both criticisms and adoration of her family. “You can not define yourself based on what you do not have.”

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now is the time of year i get to play "how long can i keep my apartment at 68 degrees without having to turn on the heat or ac"

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Seeing research that talks about gay men as a group being biased against feminine men isn't at all surprising, but it does give me a sense of validation and clarity around a lot of my childhood and young adulthood. It's certainly not a problem unique to gay men, of course.

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the most important skill that prepared me for llm assisted coding wasn't any of my real engineering skills, it was all my experience cleaning up after p-zombie rockstars over the years

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