Can Someone Be Homosexual and Not Gay? | Psychology Today

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Are you qutng your sexualy? Fd out if you’re gay, straight, bisexual, or asexual. Learn what the terms mean and if they apply to you.

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PEOPLE THK I'M GAY... BUT I'M NOT

Give a go!Wh this tt, you n fd out where you lie on the spectm of heterosexual, homosexual, allosexual, and asexual.

If you're nfed, or otherwise jt cur - why not try out?Why are you takg this tt?Jt for funI'm spic that I may be gayI've never had a csh on anyone, and am unsure where I lie on the spectm of sexualyWhat would your ial partner be if you two are gog to spend a week on an island?Oppose sexSame sexEher would be fe, as long as we get alongI've never nsired Have you ever kissed someone of the same sex as yourself?Y, and I enjoyed Y, but I was dnk / was a dareY, but I didn't enjoy NeverWhen nsirg only the body, which is more objectively attractive your opn?My own genrThe oppose genrBoth have their mersNeher are particularly eye-tchgDo you like the ia of kissg someone, male or female?Y, that sounds niceNo, that mak me unfortableI feel pletely ntral on the subjectHave you ever experienced sexual attractn?Y, all the timeI thk so, once or twiceNeverI'm unsure exactly what meansHow do you feel when you see actors / actrs kissg on screen?If 's a straight uple, 's fe. But mak me unfortable to see gay upl kissg.If 's a gay uple, 's fe.

CAN SOMEONE BE HOMOSEXUAL AND NOT GAY?

How do you feel?Disgted or unfortableConfedAroedI'd enjoy NtralHow do you differentiate very close iends om potential partners?I'm sexually attracted to potential partnersThere's a romantic spark wh potential partnersI stggle to fd a differenceWhich of the followg would make you most happy?Havg sex wh the person I love mostCuddlg wh the person I love mostJt beg next to the person I love mostHangg out wh iends / beg aloneHow would you feel if your bt iend me out as gay?UnfortableA ltle sickRelievedI'd feel nothg; wouldn't matter to meWhen you see attractive upl pictur or real life, who do you notice first?The same genr as my ownThe oppose genrBoth equallyI don't unrstand the qutnHow much do sex a relatnship matter for you?I thk 's necsary to tly be togetherI uldn't live whout I uld live whout I'd rather not have Do both genrs seem sexually attractive to you?YIn their own way, I gusOnly my own genrOnly the oppose genrI don't see the appealWhat is your ial equency of sex?More than once per day2-6 tim per week2-8 tim per monthLs than twice per monthI jt hate Wordle UnlimedYour Sexual Orientatn Tt Rult:To see how other people sred on this tt, please follow our Facebook Page.Try aga. So when we therapists are nonted wh male clients, often married on, who e to wh ep nflicts about their sexual attractn to other men, we often fd that they are willg to e the word “homosexual, ” but chew the “gay” label. Bee “gay” impli an embracg of the gay liftyle — gay bars, gay pri paras, perhaps multiple sex partners, or even anonymo sex.

AM I GAY OR NOT QUIZ?

Unfortunately, much of our natn’s polics have long exacerbated the problem as well, shamg and vilifyg homosexualy, leadg legns of men stgglg wh sexual inty to ternalize their homophobia.

AM I GAY?

For example, gay men the Mormon fah are moral nflict. Durg the’90s, I beme a “gay-affirmative therapist.

“AM I GAY OR NOT?” TAKE THIS QUIZ TO FD OUT

I warned them of the pfalls of keepg their sexual orientatn secret: a life of creased prsn, pursug a secret life the gay unrground wh the danger of beg ught, how attemptg to supprs urg n often e them to bee even more obssed wh them.

I’VE INTIFIED AS GAY FOR YEARS. NOT ANYMORE.

Beg a gay man, I was tryg to brg them to where I was at.

Durg this time, a man don’t see himself as gay, only homosexual.

The term gay is too affirmative, and they are not ready to accept .

HOW TO KNOW IF YOU ARE GAY

I have treated many men who are of Mormon, Orthodox Jewish, Catholic, and other religns who thk of homosexualy as a pathology.

Their pa is excciatg, but I honor their bravery riskg losg everythg to ensure they have a qualy life as a gay man. They may need, om time to time, to seek further therapy, but wh the right therapist, one who has thoroughly unrstood the dangers of such practic of “reparative therapy” which the therapist seeks to change the client’s sexual inty om gay to straight. Bee the labels “homosexual” or “gay” rry such a stigma, some of the men seek help for their “sex addictn” and see their homosexualy as an actg out of same-sex urg.

Beg homosexual, gay, or havg same-sex attractn is not sex addictn, and should never be treated as such.

I LIKE GUYS BUT I DON’T WANT TO BE GAY. HOW DO I STOP BEG GAY?

Hetero-Emotnal and Homosexual. I thk of them as beg hetero-emotnal homosexuals. Am I gay?

Why am I gay? Numero scientists, psychologists, healthre profsnals, and even relig activists are batg the nature of homosexualy (as well as other kds of sexualy). You nnot merely show an Am I gay tt rult to your fay and be done.

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