I'm sorry you feel the need to hide who you are. I hope we can, as world societies, accept people for who they are. I know this doesn't answer your question (I don't really have an answer), I just absolutely hate it that this question even needs to exist. :(((
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Don't wash your ass
Don't wash at all actually. You have nothing to prove, no fucks to give, and other straight men will fear your presence. That's some good advice.
Do... LGBTQ+ folks act differently? Like... I'm pretty sure gay folk don't go screaming "I'M GAY" all around the place... I sure don't...
I do understand what you mean though, living in a very "anti-rainbow" country myself... Though unfortunately I can't give you much advice other than just... Act like a normal human being.
I'd rather not, speaking from experience. Do it if you absolutely must (like living in homophobic country)
Don't smile at people. Do more of a grin with a nod.
Don't wave at people by shaking/waving your hand back and forth. Just do more of a grin and nod. At most a wave should just be exposing the palm of your hand to the other person for a second with fingers not touching.
When people say hello or whatever, just do more of a grin with a nod.
You get the idea.
Honestly I wish everyone spoke as clearly and articulately as gay men. Mumble and mangle your words together, and dumb down your vocabulary to sound like the typical straight dude. Think of yourself as a kid in school, the teacher just called on you, and you really don't want to answer.
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For men, look straight ahead while walking and don't get out of anyone's way, act at all times like you expect them to get out of yours.