Physical types and personal characteristics It's a bit of a bear pit (no pun intended), but here's our take on types, though you are perfectly entitled to throw them out and be your own gay, your own homo, queer, etc Equally, some use types affectionately and as a convenient shorthand. Therefore, you should be sensitive if applying a type to someone, bearing in mind some gay men reject them altogether as narrow, superficial, and demeaning.

Who hasn't heard someone say “he’s my type' or been asked if a guy is ours? There is always some disagreement around the terms we use and whether we should use them at all. Some gay men use types to describe, identify and communicate themselves.