Study finds vegetarian men are presumed less masculine & maybe “even gay”. But why???
not chow down on meat?The answer might just be yes, according to a new Polish study on perceptions around vegetarians and vegans.A “significant portion” of respondents believed that men who follow a plant-based diet were lacking in masculinity.
Subscribe to our daily newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.Furthermore, male participants reported that vegan men are stereotypically “physically weak” and “even gay” –– a sentiment that was also echoed by a handful of women who were surveyed.went to the gay vegan coffee shop.
everyone there said you’re a regular!For the uninformed, vegetarians maintain a diet that usually prohibits meat, poultry, and fish but they may eat eggs and other dairy products.
On the other hand, vegans typically avoid all animal products –– even honey. (Sorry, Beyoncé.)Meat-eating puns aside, it’s not a huge surprise veganism is written off as gay, considering the lifestyle has become associated with liberalism (and hipsterism).
