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Jack's and Ennis' gaydar

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Front-Ranger:
Am I missing something? It's that little sparkle of sexual attraction that's in the eyes. Does there need to be more?? I think anybody sitting on a log in between Jack and Ennis observing the scene would have said, yup, they're gay, after two microseconds!!

moremojo:
But Lee, I've seen sparkle in lots of guys' eyes, along with wonderful smiles and warm, welcoming natures, and have learned that the fellow that I thought just might be flirting with me (or perhaps complicitly acknowledging that 'family' connection) was a full-throttle straight who had never and almost certainly would never imagine themselves intimate with another male. Now, most of these fellows were also not homophobic (at least not in a virulent way), but I have learned that I have tendency to misinterpret men's friendliness as a sign of something that it's not. (You can see the dilemma I face in navigating the sometimes perilous waters of male-to-male interaction).

Jack might actually have been one of those blessed with excellent gaydar. This might account for his willingness to risk his quite bold move on Ennis in the first tent scene, as well as, perhaps, his relative comfort in approaching Jimbo (he might have sensed something in Jimbo of which that rodeo clown might not even have been aware himself).

serious crayons:
Hell, that little sparkle of sexual attraction is hard enough to interpret correctly even if you've got the orientation right. How many times have I misread that!  :laugh:

nic:
Ditto the above.  I have a colleague I can't look in the eyes cos I'm not sure if they are showing that sparkle or just a general sparkle.

There could be more to this gaydar than meets the eye, literally! ;D

brokebackjack:
I really dunno, but it does exist. That cowpoke i mentioned a few weeks ago is a prime example, there is nothing gay about him at all. My wife was astonished when she found out, but gay he is.

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