In the article titled, Fierce Bitches on Tranny Lane: Gender, Sexuality, Culture, and the Closet t in Theme Parks Parade, by Davis Orxechowicz brings forth the idea that there is still a binary in place even in the gay culture. To blur this binary of heteronormative masculinity many of the gay performers in parades use feminine descriptions & behaviors to establish homonormative masculinity. It seems as though the performers are not necessarily trying to break the gender binary, but more so reinvent this male/female binary that already exists. The gay culture in parades are challenging behaviors and attitudes that go against heteronormative masculinity. Orxechowicz, points out that this is depicted by men in the parades through the application
