I’m very intrigued by your theory about the scene being stifled by cultural pressures about how “masculine” identities must be expressed. It seems like both there and at home that gender deviation is seen as more “acceptable” if your deviancy sticks to a new set of gender roles. Makes me think that the underground gay male scene must come from a similar direction as the “grass-eating young men” movement…it seems like fashion is a somewhat safer way for men to explore their gender identity rather than their sexual identities. The huge amounts of ridicule and resistance against this movement really show how strict the current male gender roles really are.