The colors pink and blue are associated with girl and boy babies, but I've read they were the other way around in the 19th century, how and why and when did they switch?

by ackzilla

Also, how did pink become associated with the stereotyped image of gay men?

mimicofmodes

There may be more that can be said, but you may find what you're looking for in my past answers:

Where's the evidence that pink was once a color for boys?

It used to be acceptable to dress young boys in dresses. Nowadays dresses are considered "feminine," and dressing a young boy in a dress would be cause for some side-eye. Why did this change?