Concurrent to the increasing visibility of non-heterosexuals in mainstream awareness over the past several decades has been an expansion and calcification of masculine and feminine stereotypes. These stereotypes manifest as a kind of shorthand for homosexuality, not only in everyday conversation, but also in movies and television shows in which characters are depicted as gay not by engaging in homosexual sexiness (which is still largely taboo), but rather by engaging in activities that have become increasingly and inexorably linked to homosexuality. A century ago, such activities (in the case of men) typically involved fashion-e.g., dressing a bit too stylishly-or a more-than-passing interest in interior decorating, table setting, flower arrangements, or any of the so-called "women's arts." READ MORE