I used to have a vague idea from when I was on Reddit that the community got set up by Jock gays or masculine gays.

But then I’ve seen a lot of ‘screaming queens’ posting on there over the years which didn’t match that assumption.

So what exactly is a “gaybro”? Why was the original community created?

  • wit@lemmy.worldMEnglish
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    5 months ago

    I should preface by saying that I am the one who created this community on Lemmy.

    I think the term “gay bro” was originally associated with mainstream masculinity. In my mind, however, it has since morphed into a more “all sizes fit” category, no masculinity needed. If you are more fem, you are still part of the gaybros community.

    I want this community to be a place to discuss all things related to the gay life. A bro is someone who is there for you, who is kind and compassionate and who has your back. A typical girl can be a bro, there is no need for masculinity.

  • dazedandconfused@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
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    5 months ago

    I don’t have the context but I think gaybros is meant to be a chill place without any of the dom/sub/alpha/fag/masc/fem stuff that pervades a lot of gay spaces online. Just a place for guys to be guys and share whatever is on their mind. I don’t know if that’s official (wtf does official even mean on Lemmy) but that’s what it means to me.