A little confused

Discussion in 'Coming Out and Confused!' started by hippyman, May 6, 2005.

  1. hippyman

    hippyman Member

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    I would like to start off by saying that I am not gay, and I hope I am not trying to offend anyone. I'm just ignorant when it comes to this subject. Is being gay a choice, or something you are born with? I've always heard that you are either gay or straight, and you cant change the way you are, but I've seen it mentioned on the forum that it is a choice.
     
  2. Baby Fire-fly

    Baby Fire-fly Member

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    its a sub-concious decision i guess....
     
  3. the_sweet

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    I'm not gay or straight, I'm just open minded about my sexuality. I have had many good times with men and women and at the end of the day if I ever meet the 'one' or someone I want to spend the rest of my life with then their gender won't matter.

    Most people I know don't feel the need to define their sexuality.
     
  4. Obituary~Birthday

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    for me i've been gay asl ong as i can remember, so i guess i was born this way
     
  5. LOSTBOY7

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    I Did Not Understand How I Felt As I Was Groing Up As I Am Bi But Most Of My Mates And All My Famley Think I Am Str8t Becus I Fell
    In Love With A Girl. But If I Had Fell With A Guy Thay Say Was GUy.
    But I Do Have A Gay Frend That Say The Diffrens Between A Str8t
    And A Gay Guy Can Be 10 Pints Of Lager. Lol
     
  6. Ocean Byrd

    Ocean Byrd Artificial Energy

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    It developed somewhere along the line... I was curious in junior high, but surpressed it because I live in this suburban town that is pretty disconnected... Anywho, I have been attracted to men since I was about 11, but never explored the concept. But now, I realize that I am bi because I am attracted, both physically and mentally, to both men and women...

    It just, happened; I dunno, I just started to feel that way as my puberty started...
     
  7. SkeeterVT

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    In the case of men, it's a combination of birth and upbringing. In the case of women, it's 50 percent birth, 50 percent choice (A high proportion of women in lesbian relationships were previously in heterosexual relationships in which they were abused by their male ex-partners).

    As for the gay/straight dichotomy, it's not that clear-cut. A lot of people are bisexual. In fact, if 85 percent of the population is heterosexual, as estimated by the Kinsey studies and only five percent are exclusively gay or lesbian, then the remaining 15 percent, common sense would say, must be bisexual (Nobody stays abstinate for life, not even
    Catholic priests).


    --Skeeter

     
  8. Baby Fire-fly

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    Nothing wrong with jumping between the two...
     
  9. SageDreamer

    SageDreamer Senior Member

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    I've never had a sense of having a choice. I'm gay and even went through one of those "ex-gay" groups to try not to be gay. It didn't work for me.

    The only gay people I've encountered who claim to have chosen to be gay are lesbians. Therefore I would tend to agree with what Skeeter says.
     
  10. Arachne

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    i think that's like asking if straight people choose to be straight. but, in the end, love is love. whether you love a woman or a man is not important.
     
  11. The Acid Queen

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    Very well said!!!
     
  12. Owen

    Owen Member

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    There are people that are literally in love with themselves. Trust me, my best friend asshole is. So anything is possible :mad:
     
  13. wilnva

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    always loved the dick here lol
    i can be with a woman but not fall in love
    so i'm gay
    ps any cute guys on here lol
    the link is to my art gallery Namaste!
     
  14. Owen

    Owen Member

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    Sorry about that I take this back. I was SERIOUSLY pissed off that day. I'm better now
    :p
     

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