How Many People are Actually 100% Straight or Gay?

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Sexuality isn't a 100% thing. You might be a gay guy and see a lady who you think is hot, you might be a straight guy and see a man and wish you looked liked him.

Neither defines sexuality.

This, again, is too much nonsense spoken about incredibly lazy labels.
 

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I've noticed a lot of people on here claim they are 100% straight 0% gay. Now I'm not trying to criticize those who identify this way. However, how many of these are true, and how many are a result of homophobia? Especially since it seems to me I see a lot more identifying as all straight than all gay.

It's an interesting point, because stigma and social conditioning may be more likely to be a component of some people saying they are repulsed by the thought of doing anything with someone of the same gender. That's usually not the case with homosexuals, because in fact much of society, maybe even their family, is telling them to do the opposite of what seems normal for them. Note that I'm not doubting those men who say they're simply not attracted to the idea of anything male-on-male; but sometimes I wonder about the ones who assert that it's disgusting, or vile, or somehow conjures up a strong visceral reaction in them. That sounds more like conditioning.

I mean, most gay men don't want to vomit at the thought of straight men having sex with females (though personally, the concept is completely foreign to me - my 10% is just for "never say never"). A healthy, well-adjusted hetero reaction to two men together should be about the same. Boredom or non-interest, really. And some interest in what's not your primary orientation may be perfectly normal, too.
 

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Considering how many guys 70-100% straight guys are frequent posters in the gay sex forums on here, I doubt those percentages are accurate at all. I don't know of any heterosexual men that actually enjoy gay sex and get off to another guy doing a sexual act (unless a woman is there as well) and I've asked quite a number of my heterosexual male friends on more than one occasion about this. There are lot more bisexual guys on this site than some of them want to admit.
 

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I believe that personal preference truly has to be considered. I've learned over the years, in which my views have changed, that the majority of people, I'd say close to 80% fit in the middle. On this site, there are a few guys who claim to be 100% straight I can get what I want from, and believe me, I intend to =)
 

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I believe EVERYONE is curoius. The precentage thing has more to do with whether or not that person will act on it. I'm not saying everyone is gay, but I've been with quite a few "str8" guys who were open to some degree of messing around in my life.
 

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LPSG is very forward thinking with it's option users to display percentages of how gay or straight they are. Good job LPSG, you did your HW in undergrad--read your queer theory--and are part of what I consider to be the open-minded modern world.

That being said, I've noticed a lot of people on here claim they are 100% straight 0% gay. Now I'm not trying to criticize those who identify this way. However, how many of these are true, and how many are a result of homophobia? Especially since it seems to me I see a lot more identifying as all straight than all gay.
not many! sexualty is on a continuum....we should all know that by now!
 

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Sexuality is a constantly evolving part of ourselves. In my opinion there are neither truly straight nor truly gay people there always exists the posibility of finding the perfect mate in a form you were not looking for. Whether or not a person has the "appropriate" genetalia is moot when things come together just so.
 

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How was your response to him not proving his point? He's not incorrect in saying that lots of gay people like to project homosexuality on everyone, including celebrities. I dunno if that response was stemming from a personal feud with that guy, but I wanted to point this out since you are usually pretty level-headed in your posts.

Well yeah, the guy is basically a jerk but I don't have anything personal against him. I just didn't like that he came across as having the (what I like to call) "Super Straight" attitude, i.e. the "S on your Chest" I'm Superman because I'm "straight" attitude. As if being "straight" and only liking women sexually makes him vastly superior in every aspect to anyone who has homosexual thoughts or feelings in anyway.

My response is not proving his point at all. He was basically saying that gay/bisexual guys like to think that all other guys are gay/bisexual. It would be as odd as saying, "Well straight guys like to project their thoughts so they think all other guys are straight."

I'm simply saying that to an extent everyone is bisexual and I'm not saying that because I am bisexual.

Sexuality is a constantly evolving part of ourselves. In my opinion there are neither truly straight nor truly gay people there always exists the posibility of finding the perfect mate in a form you were not looking for. Whether or not a person has the "appropriate" genetalia is moot when things come together just so.

Great post. I actually say this all the time myself! :tongue:
 
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All straight here. I've talked about this before. Essentially, I'm totally cool with gays and bisexuals--do whatever the hell you like, whatever makes you happy as long as you're not hurting anybody else. Anyone who hates on people for their sexual orientation is likely a closet homosexual with repression and self-loathing issues.

The human ape is prone to an affliction called projection. Bisexual people assume that everyone else is bisexual, and homosexual people find it hard to fathom that men who identify as heterosexual could possibly not have some inchoate attraction towards other men.

Well, some of us are entirely straight--there is no gradient, that's just how we're designed, genetically, hormonally, whatever. The thought of having gay sex is aversive to us, just as many gay men feel revolted about the idea of having sex with a woman. That doesn't mean we're opposed to others doing it. Vive la differance.

I completely agree with this. Couldn't have put it better myself.
 

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Most people seem to be afflicted with a sexual appetite, and for those so afflicted, the choices are same sex, opposite sex, or somewhere in between.

The present scale seems a practical way to quantify this.

It is, however incomplete. I am not afflicted with a sex drive...I identify as asexual. My orientation doesn't even appear on the scale.

But, with regards to the question, I do believe that *any* position along the scale is possible. Including 100%, at either end. So yes, while I would believe that some people who identify as straight or gay may just click on 100% for the sake of convenience, it is reasonable to assume that at least some of them *are* 100%.

Why is this an issue? Have they given you reason to question their responses?
 

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I am not 100% Straight becouse I have photos on here and let men watch me in chat rooms and I will hug men and thats is far I will go.
 

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Seems to me, having been on the site for awhile, that it doesn't really matter how we "define" our sexuality. We have fun here, comparing and chatting about stuff. Most of the straight, bi, and gay guys tend to just appreciate the company and compliments. And, the women here seem to appreciate most of us... It's all good!
 

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I'm going to guess that 100% on either end of the scale is in the 10% range with all the rest of us falling somewhere in between.
 

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This is pretty funny

Paul Rudnick: “Pick a Number” : The New Yorker

Paul Rudnick fucking slays me.

I enjoyed this article 100%. I'm not sure what that says about my sexuality.

All I know is a woman make my heart beat harder, whether I am only admiring her from afar, or nuzzling her neck and inhaling her wonderful aroma, or enjoying her vocalizations while we are coupling like crazed minks.

Men, OTOH, can look quite hot, and sucking a cock can be a whole lot of fun, but I have not experienced the same kind of racing heart I get from a woman.

Lastly, I am attracted to women universally, but the men who I am attracted to seem more often than not to be built like me - fit but on the slender side. I figure my particular brand of bisexuality (heteroflexibility?) says more about narcissism than anything else. I'm not sure that's a good thing, but at least I recognize it.

I picked 90/10 straight/gay as my best guess on the available scale. I had it at 80/20 at one point when I was enjoying some particularly nice male photos, but I changed it back after more reflection.