In which ear do men wear an earring to show they're not gay?

There is an idea that the left ear is straight and the right one is gay. No one seems to know where this comes from or if it was ever true. It would be somewhat silly to have a secret code that everyone knew about. read more

Men who wear only one earring, whichever ear it is, just look sort of silly. Or incompetent. Most men who wear earrings wear them in both ears, whether gay or straight. read more

In the 80's the wearing of an earring in the left ear was considered fashion - the guys were not gay (or at least not gay and showing it by the earring.) Earrings in the right ear were indicators that the man was trying to be discrete in his acknowledgement of his orientation. read more