Who Does He Play For?

College assignments make me laugh sometimes. Some are really cool, like watch a movie about aliens and write a paragraph about how the aliens are depicted. Other’s kind of suck, like analyzing political cartoons for right or left wing biases. This week in my PR writing class we were asked to scan a website for article queries that we could possibly pitch an idea for from the PR side of media. One of the articles I found was titled “Signs He Might Be Gay” the reporter in question was looking for advice from professionals about how women could tell if their husband or boyfriend might be gay. It’s a valid concern, which got me thinking.

I have gay friends and my older brother is gay-all happen to be guys-so I’m aware of how they act, but sometimes it’s hard to tell if a guy is actually gay or just metro-sexual. Knowing which team the cute guy sitting next to you in Psych 1010 plays for is actually really important for college girls. Whether they admit to it or not, a lot of girls go to college to find a man (getting a degree is important too, but I’ve heard more than one girl say she just wanted a husband.) Obviously, if the guy is a potential husband contender, it’s better to make sure they’ll be checking you out and not your bestie with testies.

So after talking to a few of my gays and some of my female friends, I put together a list of my own. DISCLAIMER: just because a guy exhibits any of these traits DOES NOT mean he is gay. You might just want to proceed with caution in order to protect that stupid thing inside your chest called a heart that sometimes overrules your brain.

Signs He Might Be Gay

• ·         He dresses better than you. There is nothing wrong with a well dressed man, but when he looks like he walked straight out of the Tommy Hilfiger spread, there might be a problem.
• ·         He gets very animated when he talks. He might just be a great storyteller, but if his voice changes every few words and his moving hands threaten to smack you in the face, he might be swinging for the other team.
• ·         He crosses his legs lady style when he sits. Word on the street from my straight guy friends say that it’s not a very comfortable position.
• ·         Celine Dion and Liza Minnelli are his favorites. I think both women are great, I just wouldn’t ever think their love songs would be a guy favorite.
• ·         Rainbows are associated in their wardrobe. Its common knowledge the rainbow is the Pride symbol. Maybe he’s flashing it in hopes of finding himself a boyfriend.

Like I said, just because he exhibits any of these things, DOES NOT make him gay. They are more like warning signs. Some VERY straight men happen to be in touch with them feminine side, which is where the metro category comes in. I personally find metro guys really sexy. So ladies, whether he’s cute or not, proceed with caution.

Oh and one last bit of advice. CHECK FOR A RING!! We do live in Utah after all.