Camp
Camp adjective - Providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities.
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Gay
Gay adjective - Having much high-spirited energy and movement.
Camp and gay are semantically related in pink topic. Sometimes you can use "Camp" instead an adjective "Gay", if it concerns topics such as homosexual. informal substitute
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If he exhibits stereotypical homosexual traits, but isn't gay, then he should instead be listed under Camp Straight, or Ambiguously Gay if his sexual orientation isn't established.
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Originally treated as a subversion of the standard gay stereotypes, the Straight Gay is a homosexual character who has no camp mannerisms or obviously "gay" affectations.
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Though comedically exaggerated, the camp described in But I'm a Cheerleader is a disturbingly accurate depiction of a real "ex-gay" camp.
Source: Trans Equals Gay
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