No. Gay people are tall, short, thin, fat, and every size in between. Some are good dancers, others have two left feet. Some are snappy dressers, some are slobs, and most are quite boringly average. You can not tell someone's sexual preference by visual cues alone any more than you can tell someone's favorite flavor of ice cream by viusual cues. Individual people may, through -behavioral cues-, convey their orientation, but there is no "gay test" that will let you identify someone as gay simply by looking at them.

Other than heavy eye contact. Best way is to ask if he or she fools around with guys or girls.

Yup. They're human. Homosexuality, despite what certain belief systems suggest, is not a 'condition' characterized by certain physical attributes or 'evident signs.' Neither has it ever been proven that the way someone acts (other than being sexually attracted to their same gender) is a way to 'tell.' Bisexuality and homosexuality is NOT new, or a fad, or a disease, or curable, or anything else. It just is. Homosexuality is as old as human history. In many ancient societies, it was not only perfectly acceptable, it was sacred in many ways. Read a true accounting of Greek, Egyptian and Roman history, for example. In reality, homosexuality has only been more shunned in very recent human history. And the chances of finding visually evident signs of someone being gay are the same now as back then: none.

You can tell based on their appearance only if they relentlessly exaggerate their appearance and mannerisms to outwardly and loudly show they're sexuality, because they want everyone to know it. But many times, they look and act like any other person. The only sure way to know if someone is gay, or bi, or in the closet, or latent, without them telling you directly, is how they live their lives. You have to be pretty good at understanding human sociology to tell who's probably gay, les, bi, or not. Like for instance, if a guy in a group of guys extremely exaggerates how much he likes women, way more so than the others that it seems outrageous, and he does it all the time, suggests that he has high potential to be gay or bi or confused. Because a lot of guys who are confused, etc, will try to emulate real straight guys and their behavior of likes to attractive females and usually over exaggerate or do it very awkwardly. Or better yet, are incredibly NOT consistant with what girls they say they find attractive. Sometimes it's the biggest, most manly looking guy in the group that you would least expect to by gay too. That excludes nervous teen guys who are just trying to fit in. Again, being real keen on human behavior and sociology is needed. Otherwise, there are no real obvious, evident signs.

I'm not 100% right all the time but I have good gaydar. These points are sooo cliche, and are only specific to western caucasian men, but still I believe them often to be true. Gay men: 1. tend to wear more body-accentuating clothing, eg a t-shirt one size smaller, than straight men. This is because men in general are attracted to physical attributes, so gay men accentuate their bodies more than straight men. Gay men also tend to look younger for their age than straight men (for the same reason above) 2. often have better vocab skills than straight men (because they tend to resolve conflicts verbally). The voices of gay men tend to fluctuate higher and lower than straight men 3. an extremely macho, rough or masculine looking man can often be gay (it's a type of look). Facial hair is a must with this look 4. gay men often work in service industries (because they often get on with both men and women, and being single they don't mind the odd hours) 5. gay men often have either very small dogs, or ridiculously large dogs. An overweight man with a moustache holding a shitsu MUST be gay, it is a universal rule, like gravity 6. gay men generally dislike long hair on men and it's unusual to see a gay man with long hair 7. most gay men dislike pink. They often dislike purple as well. No doubt people will know exceptions to these rules, and of course there are. I've also heard that the definition of a gay man is any man with short hair and three hair products in it. But I know some pretty fussy straight men nowadays.

It is becoming harder. 20 years ago most self-acknowledged gays were to some greater or lesser extent involved in one of the the so-called "gay communities" that is they usually lived in or at least frequented certain neighborhoods, business establishments, etc. that were known to be gay friendly, and largely socialized with other gays. As a result there was a commonality of, for example, styles of dress, speech (slang) etc. Young gays nowadays I find are less and less likely to be "ghettoized". They live where they want, dress how they want, and usually socialize with a broad variety of friends, both gay and straight. Again, this may be more true of caucasians than other racial/ethnic groups.

Yes, they all bear a mark just under the nape of their neck... Of course not. Yes, some stereotypes have grown out of some distinguishing traits. Some gay men talk a certain way. Some women wear Birkenstocks. (That's a joke.) But you'd be surprised how diverse the gay population is. There are no outward fail-safe signs. Nor should there be; people should be judged solely on character.

Are there any visually evident signs you can look for to see is someone is straight? Hmmm...no...but, I see what you're getting at..thing is, of course there are the stereotypes, but watch out! Not every tomboy is a butch lesbian, and not every guy in a pink polo is gay. The only real way you can tell is by going to clubs/bars, etc aimed at gays/lesbians. But, seriously, there's no way to tell, unless you're told! Hope this helps!

If you mean physical attributes, then no, Duane is right on. A visually evident sign, however, is behavior. If someone is gay they are more likely to be "checking out" the sex they find attractive. Baring someone in a ridiculous get up, look and see who they are checking out to give you a clue.

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they look at you alot when they think youre not looking, and when you look at them, they look away quickly

Oh yes, gay people have hairy knuckles. also, people who glance down at their hands (like you just did) to check are also gay. Sorry. _____ No in all seriousness there are no outward visual signs of a persons sexuality. But there are behavioral clues. And if you think that Lisping or a "weak wrist" is part of that I must send you to the back of the class. I assume you are straight. Now you and I go to a bar and there are dude and chicks there. Where would our eyes linger more? Would you watch the tight butt of a passing dude? No. but if a hot chick walks by would your eyes linger even just a little longer? (Yeah and I would know the dirty thoughts going through your mind too) So just from watching to see where your eyes pay attention I stand a good chance of picking your sexuality. The more I pay attention to what catches your eye the more likely I am to figure out your sexuality.

Many gay women wear pinky rings. I'd be interested in hearing from others of any other visual signs women display.

Well, when I first came out about 20 years ago...many Lesbians seemed to sport fairly short hair...sometimes the old MULLET was in evidence...sometimes as short as a guy and in a similar sort of style. THEN...out of the blue like a comet in the sky... THE TAIL was born...sheer off your girlie locks everywhere but a little bit down the back and braid that rat tail bit of hair...the longer the better...into a teeny, tiny braid. Remove your bra...hell burn the sucker...and put BAND AIDS over your nips to cover them...at gay pride you can remove your shirt and just wear your band aids! (ouch...no thanks not ME!) PIERCE...PIERCE A LOT...PIERCE DIFFERENT PARTS OF YOUR BODY, BUT ESPECIALLY PIERCE YOUR...(EARS...why limit it to one or two holes when you can put in five to seven??? LETS NOT BE FUGAL HERE!) But especially pierce your....Tongue, Nipples, belly button, and consider, if you will...the Labia. (TRIPLE OUCH...AGAIN NOT ME!) Tattoos! Not just for enduring on some part of your body that Mommy won't see...HELL NO! Belly up to the tattoo artist with your favorite lesbian symbol and get that puppy tattooed on your forearm, bicep, or any other place where it will SHOW WITH PRIDE who you are. Pitch out your skirts, dresses, and anything with ruffles and lace that Aunt Aggie gave you last year for Christmas...and pull on your Timberland Boots, tight jeans and tee's and roll those sleeves up one or two turns too...Tight Tanks OK, (as long as you have your band aids on!) UNLESS...you are one of those "CRUNCHY GRANOLA TYPES" in berkenstocks, with a wanna be Hippy skirt and shirt, or "peasant" shirt, dress...and lots of cool hand-made beaded necklaces, and silver jewelry with moonstones to show you are "ONE with the Goddess." Sigh...of course all THIS was before the LIP STICK lesbians came along and showed us...and the good old dykes that paved the way for MY age group to feel a bit more comfortable being who we were...that IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOU WEAR, or HOW YOU GROW YOUR HAIR... as long as you look and feel fantastic! I remember asking my ex sister in law (she was also a lesbian) "do I hafta cut off my hair, I really like having long hair...it's one of my best features!" God Bless you Donna! (she said NO..she had long hair too...roflmao duh! She also took me out to the lesbian bars, where almost no one would speak to me, because back then (at least) they all assumed anyone new was after THEIR WOMYN! Oh please...get over it, crack a smile!

If you look VERY closely, we all have "666" branded on our flesh. I'm not going to tell you exactly where it's branded, but if you get close enough to that exact spot, then we get a toaster oven.

like a secret handshake, or something? i'm bi, and nobody ever told me.

Facial expressions always betray someone. If you look at someone deep within their eyes while they talk to you, you can see where they stand. I have had a lot of engaging conversations with gays that were quite interesting. I know that there is a specific "gay voice" that signals out that a man may be gay. There are also body language such as limp wrists, frequent hands on hips as well as known gay gestures as well.

One clue is overt hostility to gays. Men who profess hatred of homosexuality often harbor latent homosexuality themselves. And sometimes, it isn't even latent. Other than that there are no universal signs, no hairstyle, speech style, or clothing style.

If a man is gay, he will have a birth mark that say's "I'm a homo" on his head. If he's really gay, then he will have a birth mark on his left butt cheek that says "Gerbils welcome." You also know a man is gay if he has tickets to "Queenie McHomoslut in Analsville on Gay Ice: Part Gay." Seriously. Ahaha, I got you. I really wouldn't say that you can see gayness. That's almost as rediculous as smelling gayness. Even if a person looks like you think a gay person would look like, it doesn't mean it's true, and it's not nice to make that kind of judgment.

Every gay person I know breaths. So If you see someone breathing, you should expect them to be gay or straight. I've also noticed my cats and dog breathing. . I've seen squirells breathing. . I even saw a duck snorting and breathing. So if you see someone breathing, you should assume that they are alive.