Because society places a value on masculinity gay men aspire to it. If you go to a gay club and the doorman says 'You do realise this is a gay club don't you lads?' you get all excited because you think 'Wow he thought I was straight!'
This is the lesson that history teaches: repetition.
An audience is always warming but it must never be necessary to your work.
Men cannot count they do not know that two and two make four if women do not...
Just as everybody has the vote including women I think children should...
There is no reason to repeat bad history.
There were various turning points, but the main one at the beginning was...
Look into the heavens and say, “It’s my turn to make history.