[Byron]

There IS a double standard which is unfortunate to say the least.
The gay tag on speedos seems to be impossible to shift however and it must have something to do with str8 guys having to admit (if they are honest with themselves) that they actually admire another fit guy in a brief suit.

In the sporting context of swimming diving and water polo, wearing them seems to be acceptable as practical and necessary for the activity in question - but in the leisure conext they become taboo.
(Interesting to see that SpeedoChubby says "not in front of the family").

40-50 years ago it was simply an item in a man's summer wardrobe - it wouldn't be written about, any more than his socks or his underpants.
Those were the days before television coverage of gay pride parades however and I am sorry to say that their in-your-face activities generate a certain perception of something distasteful in the minds of those who tend to prudery and see such public displays.

There is a long way to go before this belief can be changed that bikinis are only for girls.