[miss marmelstein]

He could be gay. Gay men have a nauseating habit of using childish diminutives like Johnny, Jimmy, etc.

[xkaydet65]

That would make the entire NYPD gay, as using those forms of name has been standard practice in the Department.

[Dr. Sivana]

He could be gay. Gay men have a nauseating habit of using childish diminutives like Johnny, Jimmy, etc.

He's got an Italian last name. The diminutives are extremely common among those of Italian descent, so the diminutive "Johnnie" means nothing. (cf. "Johnny Fontayne" in "The Godfather" movie for a fictitious cultural reflection of this reality).

[Boogieman]

“Gay men have a nauseating habit of using childish diminutives like Johnny, Jimmy, etc.”

Well, those kind of nicknames are pretty common among Italians in general. Or, you know, anyone whose father had the same name.