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[quote=Anonymous]I am trying to find out what trends may have existed in or around 2010 for gay men who were closeted to signal/find each other in the DC area. This is for an unofficial inquiry regarding a cold missing person case and so I cannot disclose anything other than that.

I grew up with a gay couple as family friends and they were telling me about how back in the day it was jeans and sneakers, to which we all laughed because thats all anyone was wearing at that time. They are in their 70's, for reference.

Anyway, I suppose I can try to navigate reddit for answers but I figured I would start here. This would be for an adult over 25 and under 40. So, not a teen.

Any clues would be helpful. So far google isnt helping. Im looking for something like "Back in 2010, gay men would wear t shirts of color X and shoes of color X together". The key question being what might a gay man have worn that would be understood by people in the know but not at all obvious to his family, for example.

Its difficult to imagine people having to hide this, but clearly it is still a reality for many. Im not sure that people in this situation would be here, but just in case anyone knows.

Thanks in advance.

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