# What's a "Gaydar"?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-gaydar/650817>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 19, 2013, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-gaydar/650817 "2013-02-19T17:45:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2013, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-gaydar/650817/21 "2013-02-19T22:14:19Z")

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> [@Czarcasm](#):
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> Not a bad idea, though. How about a stamp that is invisible to the naked eye, but can be detected through the use of a special polarized lens? We could call the glasses Gay-Bans.

“I’ve got one who can see!” - _They Live_

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**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2013, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-gaydar/650817/22 "2013-02-20T05:44:04Z")

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> [@Capt\_Kirk](#):
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> After a quick search there is a phone app

Actually shown on Top Gear with Stephan Fry.

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**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2013, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-gaydar/650817/23 "2013-02-20T05:57:26Z")

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> [@Czarcasm](#):
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> I still think my “Gay-Bans” idea from post #5 has merit. 😃

Is the wearer not looking to welcome the gay though, rather than banning it? Seems like a marketing nightmare.

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**Author:** ![AboutAsWeirdAsYouCanGet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@AboutAsWeirdAsYouCanGet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AboutAsWeirdAsYouCanGet)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2013, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-gaydar/650817/24 "2013-02-20T10:16:37Z")

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As a teen I attended an all girls camp. I remember picking up that 11 and 12 year old girls in my activities were gay. Few years ago they popped up on Facebook…guess what? They’re all in realtionships with women.  
I remember picking up that a friend of mine was gay. She wasn’t a Lilth Fair type at all…but I distinctly remember my gay dar BUZZING with her.  
Two of my guy friends asked me how I knew…I don’t know…I just did.

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