A man who reads effeminate may well be consistently heterosexual, and another one might be gay. We can't read sexuality off of gender.
I have a very small platform, and if I can use that to reach some kid who's teased for being effeminate or likes clothes, then I've done my job.
Pink is regarded as the color of little girls or the color of effeminate men.
He's just a kid who was quite effeminate and obviously gay, but he wasn't a Tootsie trying to pass.