>>19386400It's OK for women.
If you're a man, people are going to assume you're gay. Because eating meat is tied in with gender roles and masculinity.
If a woman says, "I'm a vegan/vegetarian."
Then everyone says, "Good for you. You must love animals a lot."
If a man says, "I'm a vegan/vegetarian."
Then everyone says, "You must be gay."
I'd rather not have everyone thinking I'm a homo.