Why do straight guys act gay?

Answer 1

There is one very good reason "ignorance in society on the subject of gays." There are several types of gays. Some gays dress like women and flaunt it and some are almost clown-like and enjoy flaunting what they are, but, mostly there are many gays that look straight and aren't acting at all. Gays aren't "fairy-like" or "feminine" always and if you're paying attention you have heard that football players, many other famous sports figures, actors, famous people are gay and you'd never know it. Gays don't have green horns sticking out of their heads! Another reason is society as a whole is uneasy about gays to this day although things are getting a little better. With all the problems in this world I should hardly think a gay person should be the brunt of our whole conversation. My husband and I have gay friends (some couples) and our straight friends don't even know it. Our gay friends are acting like any monogamous couple and not displaying affection in front of our guests and neither are our guests acting out in the same manner . There is a time and place for everything. No matter what one's sexual preference is it's private between couples.

• Why do criminal's wear masks? Why do spies go by code names? Why do guys not tell their wife they're in love with another woman? The answer to yours and all of these questions is simple. Because they don't want to have to deal with the repercussions of being themselves. I'm sick of hearing people say "Just be yourself because trying to be something you're not is worse than being gay, it's just stupid..." What's stupid is that mindset of individuals that can't understand what gay is.

• Put yourself in someone else's shoes for a second. For some of us it's a little harder than it is for others to come out of the closet. From the moment we're born were assumed to be heterosexual. You don't hear parents say "Oh gee, I hope he's not straight, I hate football and having all those girls in the house would be so embarrassing." For me, I have to act straight to survive. Like many other gay guys, I would be kicked out of my house if I ever came out. Many others just don't want to come out in fear of losing friendships, or trust or (sadly enough) jobs or many other benefits they have from pretending to be straight. When you ask a question like "Why are you acting straight" you sound so arrogant. Not all of us have the opportunity to come out!

• Living at home (depending on the parent's mindset) that one of their children telling them they are gay would certainly be a shock and in some cases the young man would be kicked out of the house. However, it's simply a cop out to say that it would affect all friendships. Those that care for their friends (as my husband and I do) and find out they are gay it simply doesn't change one thing about what a wonderful person our friend is and it certainly hasn't cost them many friends in the process of owning up to what they are. Also, it's important to do research on gays of today as they are getting more powerful and some hold good jobs, some executives are gay ... firemen; police officers; politicians and also some famous people and you see and hear it all the time. It's important that once a gay person comes of age and can leave home that they are honest with themselves about their sexuality and by hiding it only makes it worse. Things have changed a great deal for the better regarding gays.

Just to add to that ^

I have to say that gay people act straight to avoid pressure from their peers. If they feel that they have to fit in, they have to act different to how they naturally would.. in my opinion, i believe that people should be themselves, despite what others think of it. If they don't like it, they'll get over it.

Well, u see, I'm gay, and i just recently told two of my friends i was gay and they didn't believe me at first. I was really good at acting straight, and the reason is because i felt if i didn't, people would start to think that I'm gay, and i wasn't ready for people to know that.

well you see for many gay men it's easier to lie then tell the truth* like myself*

and in some cases it's not a matter of hiding it as it is being to scared to say it. when I tried to tell my mom * at 3 diffrent times* I feel weak at the knee's ,develuped a fever, and thought I was going to get sick so even though I got it out *after 6 years* some people can't do it so they just keep it quiet.

Also, there are some of us that are gay, act strait, but don't lie about wanting to take home that really cute guy that just walked by. Acting "gay" can be just as much of a lie as acting "strait", whether you're interested in men or not. The only difference between homosexual men and heterosexual men is in the bedroom, all other personal traits are fungible.

Answer 2

They don't. Also, there's no such thing as "acting gay."