Castro clone is a rather derogatory gay slang for an archetypical gay man who appeared in dress and style as a hyper-masculinized working-class man. The term and image grew out of the heavily gay-populated Castro neighborhood in San Francisco, California during the late 1970s, where the modern gay rights movement sparked by the Stonewall riots in New York City 1969 and the Summer of Love gave rise to an urban community. The term is usually used as a backlash against conformist behaviors.