New clothing styles of all types often are first adopted by gays, but then frequently are gradually assimilated into the straight community as the particular fashion becomes more widely worn. Remember the old "International Male" catalogs, and the "undergear" catalogs. Gay guys frequently tend to be more body conscious than their straight counterparts, and tend to favor clothing styles that show a fit-and-trim body. For some unknown reason, most straight guys are less interested in this.
The recent resurgence in popularity of skinny jeans for all guys is an interesting illustration. The last time these were that popular with guys was when I was in high school in the 1960s. Then we never thought of the design with respect to sexual orientation and we wore them simply because we thought we looked good wearing them. Note however, that the boy bands seeking attention from screaming teen girls almost always are wearing really skinny jeans.
The Sears store in western ND (Minot) had maybe 8 or 10 real Speedo briefs hanging on the rack when I was ther in late June. Its been maybe 20 years since I had last seen Speedos on display in any department store in the upper MIdwest. Not sure what is going on except that the entire area is experiencing a lot of in-migration from states such as Texas, recently.
Sebbie
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