What does it mean to be "effeminate"

I'm off from work today, so don't worry, I'm not going to get fired for these posts.

I saw Richard Simmons on the Today Show this morning -- and I respect that guy so much. He just seems like so much fun -- and he has devoted his life to helping people feel better about themselves.

He is, however, one of those types of guys who tend to get the title "effeminate."

Human personality is a fascinating subject. What makes one man deep in voice, broad in shoulder and rough-and-tumble in his habits, and another high-pitched, somewhat lispy and an aficianado of things typically considered to belong to a Woman's world, such as high fashion and dieting?

The irony is that both men could be gay or they could both be straight, or the "masculine" man might be gay and the other a father of three -- you can't predict such a characteristic based on apparent "manliness" or being "effeminate."

It takes all kinds of people to make up our world and I am glad for the Richard Simmons' in it.