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Contents:
- HOW DO I KNOW I’M NOT REALLY GAY/STRAIGHT?
- AM I GAY?
- I THOUGHT I WAS GAY BUT NOW I'M QUTNG MY ORIENTATN
- THE SOLUTN TO "GAY" INSULTS: FREEDOM OF SPEECH
HOW DO I KNOW I’M NOT REALLY GAY/STRAIGHT?
Sexualy is plex and ever-evolvg, so how do you know if you're straight, gay, or somethg between? Answer the qutns about your csh and fantasi to fd out. * no i am not gay and no i am not straight *
Wh this tt, you n fd out where you lie on the spectm of heterosexual, homosexual, allosexual, and asexual.
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? But mak me unfortable to see gay upl 's a gay uple, 's fe.
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? So, how do you know if you’re straight, gay, or somethg between? How would you feel about someone llg you gay?
AM I GAY?
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. * no i am not gay and no i am not straight *
You’re gog to a gay bar wh some iends. Squeal and tell them they mt take me to all the gay bars. Straight, Gay & Other LGBTQ+ Termology.
Gay: Any dividual who experienc attractn to someone of the same genr inty. If you wns someone sayg, postg, or participatg any kd of homophobic or transphobic behavr, ll them out and remd them that what they’re sayg/dog isn’t okay. If a iend of yours is gay and v you for a sleepover, and they make a move on you, what do you do?
I THOUGHT I WAS GAY BUT NOW I'M QUTNG MY ORIENTATN
Do we need laws forbiddg the "gay" sult? * no i am not gay and no i am not straight *
In orr to have doubts about one’s sexual inty, a sufferer need not ever have had a homo- or heterosexual experience, or any type of sexual experience at all. If the sufferer is heterosexual, then the thought may be that they are homosexual.
If on the other hand they happen to be homosexual they may obss about the possibily that they might really be straight.
” Some people’s doubts are further plited by havg such experienc as hearg other people talkg or lookg their directn and thkg that the people mt be analyzg their behavr or appearance and talkg about them – discsg how they mt be gay (or straight). For those wh thoughts of beg homosexual, part of the distrs mt surely be social orig. Let’s face , gay people have always been an opprsed mory wh our culture, and to sudnly thk of beg this posn, and to be stigmatized this way, n be ighteng.
THE SOLUTN TO "GAY" INSULTS: FREEDOM OF SPEECH
I have sometim wonred if those who experience the most distrs om such thoughts as the do so bee they were raised wh more strongly homophobic or anti-gay attus to beg wh, or if is simply bee one’s sexualy n be such a basic doubt. Lookg at attractive men or women, or pictur of them, or readg sexually oriented lerature or pornography (hetero- or homosexual), to see if they are sexually excg. Observg themselv for evince of “lookg, ” talkg, walkg, drsg, or gturg like someone who is eher gay or straight.