You don't have to be gay to like to wear dancewear. Sexual orientation doesn't seem to fit into it. Straight, gay, bisexual, lesbian-it doesn't matter,wearing leotards and tights are so cool to many people. It's called "dressingfor pleasure" and like you I feel really, really, good wearing it. Alot of dancewear is unisex anyway, with a few exceptions. I wear mine to the gym, pilatesclasses, and sometimes to work. Now I wouldn't wear a tutu to work, much lesswear one anyway, but that's me. What dancewear do you like. As far as going into the stores, just tell them you are taking dance classesand you to buy some stuff. For the most part they don't care, they just want your business. And So What-if they care, are they paying your bills? Just because you like to wear tights doesn't make you weird or a freak. Runners, inline skaters, hikers wear them, they are comfortable. And frankly,from a sexual standpoint, dancewear can make you rather aroused. Men, in thisculture are pretty much taught: Women are women, and men had better be men. It'sstupid, to define what is a man or woman, by what they like to wear. Admittedly though, when I wear some to my leotards, it is not out in public.Like I said earlier, I wear to the gym, and pilates, but at work it is under aT-shirt or long pants. You have to find your own comfort level. But, that istrue for anyone, man or woman, they dress to their comfort levels. When they were popular, many women wore thong leotards and other women wouldn't be caughtdead in them. Their loss. Hope that helps. :)[/i]