Step1
Here they are!
Step one to becoming more GAY wise is to become more self aware. Look in the mirror what do you see? Are there things about you that you would change to support the image you think or want to portray? Is your hair right? How about you wardrobe, and how about the way you walk, talk, and touch or greet strangers? These are all indicators of sexuality.
Step2
Very early on, in grade school exactly, the 1-10 scale of sexuality is often introduced in health class. It works this way. Everyone male or female falls along the 1-10 scale somewhere. 1 being VERY male, butch in fact, and 10 being female, "Pretty in Pink". During the 50's thru 90's no one could ever imagine a schoolmate coming to class in drag. Now it happens every day....
Step3
So where do you fall? A perfect 1, if male, or a 7, GAY male. Get out the Stresiand collection! Or are you a 10? Perfectly feminine in every way or a girl 3, way into bowling and cats? What about your best girlfriend or boyfriend, could your fiance be gay? Look deeper!
Step4
Know this. If someone you own sex looks too deeply in your eyes, looks back at you as you walk away or looks down to where your privates live, the family jewels, you are probably facing a GAY person. Style fashion, cool eyeglasses, a great haircut; all of these are now false alarms. The media has gayized much of the world. In fact, as an American, every European I meet seems gay to me. Not even close. American just loves to mediafy the 1's and 10's in commercials, ad, and the flicks.
Step5
Gaydar works just a bit deeper. So put on those dark glasses and look longer and harder. Perhaps you will need an actual dinner invite or a lunch rendezvous to straighten the whole thing out. A couple of glasses of wine might "spill the beans" If all else fails, for a gay guy ask to borrow his lip gloss... BINGO,, or a girl, ask her about the week end football results,,,, almost BINGO. Know this too, lesbians don't give or attend Tupperware parties, gay men do both. Lesbians don't sell Avon, gay men do! Get the picture.
Step6
So, look in that mirror one more time and ask yourself, "Why so obsessed about all this gayness"? Is it just fun? Disgusting? or bringing a fullness to life and diversity that we all have evolved to?
By rattling the closet doors out there, hopefully we will all live more fulfilled lives, have daughters and sons that don't get hurt being expelled from the boy or girl scouts before they can even understand what the ADULT are saying. We are all more than we seem to be and that 1-10 scale bears a remarkable truth. We all fall somewhere in that scale and it ALL is wonderful. The beautiful tapestry of life! Happy Gaydar!