Like the father on the American Choppers show, or the hottie bald guy with the mustache on Operation Repo.
Not sure if this falls under the category of where You're going with this Mem...but I find that gay men who try too hard put on the butch attire & attitude generally fail miserably. I call them the Christopher Street-type.
I recall years ago when I was studying at the HB studio on Bank Street...rehearsal space was always at a premium and often not available. Many times, scene partners and I would go over our lines sitting on the curb in front of the school. Every so often I'd be sitting there and hear a metal clanking sound approaching. When I'd look up, there would be some queen with the requisite leather, chains, handcuffs, cigar, broom-handle moustache, etc. parading down the street.
News flash: save this costume for Halloween. It does
not convince anyone You're "masculine".
:yuck: