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.
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!
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.
They don't. Also, there's no such thing as "acting gay."
Straight guys sometimes do just to have fun, when gay guys do, they do so because they are being themselves.
... as gay as guy can be straight
You can't, really. Some guys who act "feminine" are straight; some guys who could rip your arm off are gay. But if you show you're comfortable with gay people by doing things like joining a gay-straight alliance, or objecting when people make "fag" jokes, gay guys will be more likely to trust you.
Straight men want the same things from gay guys that they want from straight guys: friendships and good working relationships.
No, not at all. Straight guys do not take that kind of interest in gay guys.
There's no exact answer to this as there are many levels of 'gayness'. "Closet" gay guys will behave like any straight guys because they don't want anyone to find out their sexuality. "Out' gay guys can behave like gay or straight, especially they're single, until he has a boyfriend, then they could show affections in public.
cause hydrogen is gay and oxygen is straight and straight guys hate gay guys
Gay guys, straight guys, and bisexual guys can all get tattoos.
I've known a few guys who were very homophobic and I've always despised them for it but one of my best friends, Norman who's straight was very good friends with another guy who came out to him after high school and although he normally was uncomfortable around gay guys since they'd been friends before he knew it and cared about him a lot as a friend it wasn't an issue. I've also known a lot of guys who just don't care either way whether a guy is straight gay or bi regardless of their own sexual orientation and treat him as they would anyone else. Unfortunately you might come across straight guys who are very homophobic and narrow minded.
Perhaps they are experimenting; perhaps they are to some extent gay. Being gay or 'straight' is often not a simple matter of either ... or.
Some do and some don't. Just like some gay guys like straight guys, and some don't. You can't generalize like this.
we're just as healthy as straight guys ^_^