There is no ‘gay gene.’ There is no ‘straight gene.’ Sexualy is jt plex, study nfirms | PBS NewsHour

Contents:

• IS JONATHAN BAILEY GAY?
• WHY QUEER TEACHERS LIKE STACY BAILEY SHOULD ABSOLUTELY HAVE A “GAY AGENDA” THE CLASSROOM
• SCIENCE / GENETICS AND HOMOSEXUALITY : SURVEY OF INTIL TWS LKS BLOGIL FACTORS WH BEG GAY
• THERE IS NO ‘GAY GENE.’ THERE IS NO ‘STRAIGHT GENE.’ SEXUALY IS JT PLEX, STUDY NFIRMS

IS JONATHAN BAILEY GAY?

They nfirmed that male sexual attractn and orientatn enpass a range, om straight to bisexual to gay. Those who intified as bisexual registered as 2, 3, and 4 on the Ksey total, 178 of the men had prevly scribed themselv as "exclively heterosexual" while 102 said they were "mostly" straight; 139 scribed themselv as "exclively homosexual" and 70 said they were "mostly" remag 117 intified as bisexual, though 46 of them leaned straight, 37 leaned gay, and 34 remaed were purely 's important to note that the most equal bisexual rponse om the participants were found men who rated themselv as Ksey 2s, i.

WHY QUEER TEACHERS LIKE STACY BAILEY SHOULD ABSOLUTELY HAVE A “GAY AGENDA” THE CLASSROOM

A prr 2005 study, also -led by Bailey, did not fd evince of bisexual aroal men, which led to a ntroversial New York Tim article lled "Straight, Gay or Lyg? " which basilly suated that bisexuals were really gay people who were lyg bee they were ashamed of llg themselv gay. However, some others -- cludg some scientists and lay persons -- have doubted this, " he said, clarifyg that the reason behd that is the belief that men who claim to be bisexual "are actually eher heterosexual or homosexual, and that their claim to be bisexual is based on self-misunrstandg, perhaps due to social prsure not to adm exclive homosexualy.

"People who intify as bisexual -- pecially men -- are often viewed wh spicn, and this clus a perceptn that they won't m to beg gay, " she said. ""People who are purely straight or purely gay n tend to generalize their own experience and thk all other people mt be jt one or the other, " add John Sylla, one of the 13 thors of the latt study and print of the Amerin Instute of Bisexualy. "But the Ksey Sle is valid, and there are bisexually aroed men and women, even if for different reasons they choose to pass as jt straight or gay.

"The rults are not statg that bisexual men are equally attracted to both men and women, Bailey not, but rather showg that bisexual men were more aroed by men than straight men, more aroed by women than gay men, and equally attracted to both genrs to a greater extent than eher straight or gay men. The 33-year-old Bridgerton star, who portrays Anthony Bridgerton on the Netflix h, opened up about his experience g out as gay a new profile wh GQ.

SCIENCE / GENETICS AND HOMOSEXUALITY : SURVEY OF INTIL TWS LKS BLOGIL FACTORS WH BEG GAY

Thkg back to the early days of his reer, Bailey relled how one of his actor iends was once told durg pilot season, "There's two thgs we don't want to know: if you're an alholic or if you're gay.

Though Bailey's Bridgerton character intifi as straight, the actor has prevly argued that gay men should be able to play their own experienc on the screen. "I thk shouldn't matter at all what character people play, but of urse, there is a narrative that's very clear, that openly gay men aren't playg straight leadg rol, " he told Digal Spy December 2020. Bee much like the women Bridgerton, there are a lot of hurdl and there's a lot of self-growth, and there's a real strength to gay men.

Bailey ntued, "So the fact that a lot of straight men have gone on to play inic gay rol and to be ld for that is fantastic, that that story is beg told.

THERE IS NO ‘GAY GENE.’ THERE IS NO ‘STRAIGHT GENE.’ SEXUALY IS JT PLEX, STUDY NFIRMS

" She then elaborated on the impact Bailey has had on younger actors who are gay but are still hidg the closet:"I have a uple of younger actors that I've discsed wh. In the play, the character of John - played by Bailey the revival - falls love wh a woman spe always intifyg as a gay man and havg a boyiend of seven years.

Meanwhile, his mastream succs is clearly spirg other actors who would like to live their tth but are perhaps aaid of the nsequenc that g out as gay uld have their reers.