The accent itself is a way to identify one as gay. During the gay movement, it was used for shock value and identification. Basically, you could say you were gay all the time , without actually saying it. It then developed into a stereotype. You had new gays coming out of the closet ( Particularly young people) ,and looking for something to identify with. Well, the feminine accent was one of those things.
There is a lot of stereotypes for gay men. First, is that they need to dress nice all the time. Second, would be the need to validate themselves by making most things into a gay conversation. What I mean is they have a constant need to parade their sexuality around. They want people to look at them and know they are gay. If people can't tell, they resort to the accent. Now if you were to question a gay man about these things , I think you will find most in denial.
When kids grow up, they look for outside sources to look up too. What do you find for a gay male? You will find all the stuff I said above. It isn't until a gay male reaches maturity in his sexuality that he realizes he doesn't need to act like a stereotypical gay man. Those gay men are rare, and you wouldn't be able to know if they were gay, unless they told you. Some men never reach sexual maturity. These are the men that are very flamboyant and everything they do has to have some sort of gay sexual connection. I find these people are troubled and are not secure in who they are.
Overall, I think the gay community will continue having a ton of men using a feminine accent. Like I said above, it isn't until they reach sexual maturity in who they are that would warrant them to quit talking like a retard. I think it's sad , but it originated for the gay movement to desensitize straight people. It's a necessary shock value. Over time I think we will have fewer men having to identify with such accents.
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