Lee Gwo Yinn

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Thursday, October 20, 2011

Is it a common term?

I think straight-acting = not sissy is a commonly accepted understanding of the term. See:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=straight+acting
http://outspokennyc.com/shoutout/how-straight-acting-are-you-bro
http://www.queerty.com/is-our-obsession-with-straight-acting-guys-perverse-and-really-harmful-20090507/
http://www.advocate.com/Arts_and_Entertainment/Books/Gay,_But_Not_So_Gay/
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Lee Gwo Yinn
Trained as a Civil Engineer but has been working as Workplace Safety and Health Officer for decades in Singapore. Took up art seriously in late June 2010. Relocated to Yangon, Myanmar from March 2013 where he continues his work mapping impact of anti-gay law and attitude.
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