Do straight men/women like gay men/women?

[Saph]

I was wondering do straight men like gay men and do straight women like lesbian women? when I say 'like' I mean it in a friendly way

Only reason I ask is because I notice lots of women have gay friends and some men have lesbian friends, but you rarely see it the other way around :conf:

Is it down to stereotyping or just difference in personalities?

and its all very well saying "sexual orientation doesnt matter" but does it actually matter to certain people?

[InOne]

Lesbians hate men and gay men act camp. That's why women don't mind being around gay men. Less of a "threat".

[Marsh.]

From my experience it is the personality that matters.

That includes being extremely camp. So, just because a bloke couldn't be friends with a really camp man doesn't mean he's homophobic.

I'm thinking like that really skinny guy who was on BOTS supporting Amy Childs, he was tooo camp.

[Smithy]

Lesbians hate men and gay men act camp. That's why women don't mind being around gay men. Less of a "threat".

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/10/20/article-0-0BA74D7D000005DC-874_306x423.jpg

hello stereotypes

[Saph]

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/10/20/article-0-0BA74D7D000005DC-874_306x423.jpg

hello stereotypes

:joker:

[Shaun]

I have quite a few straight male friends... and although I'm not really a fan of cars/most sports I can get along with them :p I mean it's not like I talk dick 24/7...

[Patrick]

I don't like those Lesbians that dress all butch and stuff, like Shirley of EastEnders - they just freak me out. I'm Sorry, but I like those lipstick lesbians :love:
More and more lately though I've been running into girls who I try to flirt with, and they end up saying they have a girlfriend. :bored:

As for Gays, I don't really mind them tbh I find them hilarious and they're actually great banter.
It's just when they try to flirt with you and hit on you [which happens to me alot nowadays] and you're like 'Dude, I don't swing that way' and they don't take no for an answer, other than that - they are cool.

[InOne]

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/10/20/article-0-0BA74D7D000005DC-874_306x423.jpg

hello stereotypes

I'd say the majority of gay men do act camp. This whole "not all gay men are camp" argument pops up everytime. I get that some aren't, but a lot are.

[Scarlett.]

I'd say the majority of gay men do act camp. This whole "not all gay men are camp" argument pops up everytime. I get that some aren't, but a lot are.

Not really, the media just prefers camp men to regular gay men.

[Chuck]

I have more lesbian friends than straight female friends and the majority of my male friends are straight.

[InOne]

Not really, the media just prefers camp men to regular gay men.

Why would you assume I'm going by the media?

[Scarlett.]

Why would you assume I'm going by the media?

It's where most people get the idea from, my dad is gay, quite a number of people I work with are, and several of my friends are, only one of all those people is what I would call "camp", on the flip side, I know straight people who act in a camp way.

[Ammi]

The gay men I know aren't 'stereotypical' at all...not camp, and they hate 'girl talk'....I haven't had a decent 'outfit tip' out of them at all yet tbh...I don't find them any different to anyone else...male or female.

[InOne]

It's where most people get the idea from, my dad is gay, quite a number of people I work with are, and several of my friends are, only one of all those people is what I would call "camp", on the flip side, I know straight people who act in a camp way.

But that's just examples of people you know who aren't camp.

[Marsh.]

But that's just examples of people you know who aren't camp.

Exactly. But you were generalising that "gay men are camp". When some are and some aren't as is the case with straight people too.

[Kizzy]

I think you would be more likely to see a straight woman with lesbian friends, than a straight man with gay friends.

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

you know how straight women lez up to turn guys on

well it would be hot is straight guys did that js

[Locke.]

It's just when they try to flirt with you and hit on you [which happens to me alot nowadays] and you're like 'Dude, I don't swing that way' and they don't take no for an answer, other than that - they are cool.

:joker::joker::joker:

Am alright being mates with normal ones, but the over the top annoying ones are worse than the butch lesbians.

[Patrick]

:joker::joker::joker:

Am alright being mates with normal ones, but the over the top annoying ones are worse than the butch lesbians.

That's true,

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44722000/jpg/_44722129_f6fe2b90-a125-4c1f-bc90-ae388131011a.jpg

[Ninastar]

I really don't like stereotypical gay people. I think most of the time it's an act and the only reason they act that way is because they have no idea how to act like a 'calm' gay person. It's all over the media how they should act. It's for attention, it really annoys me.

[Braden]

I think straight men and women are intimidated to be nice to gay people of the same sex because they don't want people to think they're more than just friends with that person. That's how I see it now, it may be different when I grow up but a lot of the straight people at my school are very aware of how people percieve them.

[Niall]

I really don't like stereotypical gay people. I think most of the time it's an act and the only reason they act that way is because they have no idea how to act like a 'calm' gay person. It's all over the media how they should act. It's for attention, it really annoys me.

This.

[Niamh.]

I tend to judge people on personality rather than sexual orientation.

[King Gizzard]

Don't really have a problem with any of them unless theyre really really camp

[SharkAttack]

Used to live in an area where it was a melting pot of very interesting people in my 20s. As a hetero male I had several gay male friends and my roommate for a few years was a lesbian female. Never a dull moment. http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/pp32/sharkattack_torrential/laugh.gif

[Bollo]

I tend to judge people on personality rather than sexual orientation.

Me too, although I've never had any gay friends (that I've known are gay) *feels left out*

[Livia]

My best mate is a gay man, I'm friends with his partner too. I also have a friend in Galway, Ireland that I visit regularly who is a Lesbian. I don't think their sexual preference has ever been a factor in us being friends, I like them because they're interesting, talented, creative, fun, kind people.

[Pyramid*]

I like people because I like the person, their personality, their good points, their bad points, their ability to interest me and my ability to have good interaction with them and vice versa.

I don't expect them to make a decision on me because of my sexual orientation - nor I them. To do so is bigotted, shallow and has no place in a civilised world.

[Niamh.]

My best mate is a gay man, I'm friends with his partner too. I also have a friend in Galway, Ireland that I visit regularly who is a Lesbian. I don't think their sexual preference has ever been a factor in us being friends, I like them because they're interesting, talented, creative, fun, kind people.

I love Galway, my brother lives there, it's my favourite county in Ireland

[mizzy25]

im a straight female and ive had gay friends of both genders male and female it depends on personalities to me. when i was friends with them i worked with them we never stayed friends after we stopped working together but we were good friends @ the time. although i do facebook and text one gay male friend from time to time

[MTVN]

One of my mates is gay, didn't know he was when I became friends with them although I guess that just shows that sexuality isn't that big of a factor unless it basically defines people, like making it a big part of their personality and being overly camp and stuff

[Z]

Annoying people are annoying people, just this whole politically correct culture of ours means that people are wary to say they find some gay people annoying for fear of being dubbed a bigot. I find it annoying when people are loud and in your face, I find it annoying when people are overly religious and try to shove their beliefs down your throat, I find lots of things annoying. There are a lot of annoying gay people, but equally there are a lot of gay people who are not annoying, just like any other group of people in society, everyone's different. I guess that's all there is to say on the matter. You can't expect everyone to be friends with everyone, and a huge talking point for friends is sex and all things related to it. It's obviously going to be hard to relate to someone who isn't interested in the subject matter (e.g. talking about having sex with a woman to a gay man) so I think if the friendship group is heavily based around that, then you're less likely to find a gay person within that group. You know?

[Jords]

Personality >

[Kizzy]

The question is though would it have been a factor if you had of known before the friendship was established? The stereotypical view is that men worry about being 'fancied' by gay men, or associated with them in case their own masculinity is called into question.

[Saph]

random question but were there camp gay men in olden days? Like in Henry the 8th times

[Kizzy]

I dont know i was not there.

[Smithy]

random question but were there camp gay men in olden days? Like in Henry the 8th times

ask Pyramid, she'll know

[Me. I Am Salman]

ask Pyramid, she'll know

:laugh:

[Smithy]

coz she's knowledgeable :nono:

[Roy Mars III]

:laugh:

you are just asking for another beating

[joeysteele]

I am straight but have many friends who are gay and lesbian, I likely have many more I haven't a clue as to their sexual preference but then it's none of my business anyway.I have no problem at all with anyone as to their sexual preferences anyway though.

One thing I have noticed however,is that a lot of my friends who are female do develop really close and respectful relationships with gay guys. Preferring to confide in them rather than their general friends or family even.

[Livia]

I love Galway, my brother lives there, it's my favourite county in Ireland

I've only been to Galway and Dublin, so I've not travelled extensively in Ireland, but I do love Galway. I've been to Connemara a couple of times and I think it's one of the most breathtakingly beautiful places on earth.

[Pyramid*]

ask Pyramid, she'll know
:joker:

Pyramid know all sorts of secrets from ye olden days and beyond the sands of time. tee hee..

[Kizzy]

Were there gay dinosaurs?... i was just wonderin is all.....

[Roy Mars III]

Were there gay dinosaurs?... i was just wonderin is all.....

http://i.imgur.com/KDDtO.jpg?1466

[Me. I Am Salman]

Were there gay dinosaurs?... i was just wonderin is all.....

Yes they all eventually came out of the closet that's why they stopped breeding and became extinct

[Kate!]

Pyra is a very wise woman.

And Kizzy....... Gay dinosaurs. :D
E
-has visions of a herd of dinosaurs all dressed up like the Village people.

[Kate!]

Pyra is a very wise woman.

And Kizzy....... Gay dinosaurs. :D

-has visions of a herd of dinosaurs all dressed up like the Village people-.

[Pyramid*]

Were there gay dinosaurs?... i was just wonderin is all.....

http://i.imgur.com/KDDtO.jpg?1466


Damn you Roy, you got in there before me.

Yes Kizzy, some hid in closets for a long time, and when it was safe to come out, they came over to London to do a bit of sightseeing before returning to deepest Borneo where they all live very happily. :D

[Pyramid*]

Yes they all eventually came out of the closet that's why they stopped breeding and became extinct

Not all of them were gay. :nono:

[GypsyGoth]

Were there gay dinosaurs?... i was just wonderin is all.....

http://i.imgur.com/KDDtO.jpg?1466

:laugh3:

[Livia]

Were there gay dinosaurs?... i was just wonderin is all.....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camposaurus

[Kizzy]

Fanks you guys :D

[Pyramid*]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camposaurus
:joker:

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

im gay and i dont like other gays

or straights

or people in general

[Pyramid*]

im gay and i dont like other gays

or straights

or people in general

Why then do you spent your entire waking life interracting with people then, if you don't like them.

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

the black woman in the gaviscon advert. Woman why do you make that face when you say "heart burn and indigestion"? heart burn and indigestion are ugly tings but you don't have to make ugly faces while saying it :bawling:

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

Why then do you spent your entire waking life interracting with people then, if you don't like them.

dont talk to me

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

^^the hell I meant to post this in the little things that irritate you thread..the hell happend? I'm sure i clicked on that thread :shocked:

[Pyramid*]

dont talk to me

I'll address any post I wish to Scott. If you don't want to see my posts, either don't read them, or put me on ignore.

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

sorry cant hear you i put you on ignore

[Roy Mars III]

the black woman in the gaviscon advert. Woman why do you make that face when you say "heart burn and indigestion"? heart burn and indigestion are ugly tings but you don't have to make ugly faces while saying it :bawling:

^^the hell I meant to post this in the little things that irritate you thread..the hell happend? I'm sure i clicked on that thread :shocked:

:joker::joker:

[Pyramid*]

sorry cant hear you i put you on ignore

Great news....... now I can rip you to shreads and you'll not even know.

:D

[Z]

http://www.dimensionsguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/T-Rex.jpg

^ gaaaaay, check the hands

[Kizzy]

How rude...handbags at ten paces! thinks someone should change their username to barney we need a love injection in here...:)

[Pyramid*]

http://www.dimensionsguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/T-Rex.jpg

^ gaaaaay, check the hands

:laugh2:

well spotted super sleuth!

[Z]

My gaydar is hysterical/historical! :hugesmile:

[Pyramid*]

How rude...handbags at ten paces! thinks someone should change their username to barney we need a love injection in here...:)


Away you go and raffle... my handbags cost me too much to ruin them.

Love injection....mmm....on a thread discussing sexuality. You naughty fm you. !! :D

[Pyramid*]

My gaydar is hysterical/historical! :hugesmile:

What's that little bulge it has near it's nether regions! :shocked: Aye, aye !

[Z]

What's that little bulge it has near it's nether regions! :shocked: Aye, aye !

The t-rex was definitely a meat eater.

[Pyramid*]

The t-rex was definitely a meat eater.

Perhaps it was thinking of injecting some love............. !!!!

[Z]

Perhaps it was thinking of injecting some love............. !!!!

Triceratops, T-Rexbottoms fnar

[Kizzy]

A big snapping mouth and not much else...oh, evoloution eh?...;)

[Pyramid*]

Triceratops, T-Rexbottoms fnar

:nono: triceratops had big bulging horns. In their skulls I mean.....

[Pyramid*]

A big snapping mouth and not much else...oh, evoloution eh?...;)

Us intelligent ones evolved. Left the neanderthals behind .... though some still roam today's modern world. You know, like BB Jay and that sort..... :D

[LemonJam]

ama bisexual (not technically gay but we're all grouped in the same pot) and I get on with guys a lot better than I do with girls. As people have said it's just about people reacting to certain personality types; whereas there are the "Kurt from Glee" type gay people which puts people off them not every LGBT is like that.

[Kizzy]

Jay is just a product of his surroundings..He seems starved of knowledge and he craved it in the house, which is why he loved to be around aaron to feed off him...in a way.
Whereas for some, ignorance is bliss and if your mate says so its cool....:)

[Niamh.]

I've only been to Galway and Dublin, so I've not travelled extensively in Ireland, but I do love Galway. I've been to Connemara a couple of times and I think it's one of the most breathtakingly beautiful places on earth.

aw yeah my grand uncle lived there, it's a lovely spot

[Ammi]

I just went to try something on and there was a gay guy on the changing rooms....he was so camp..even more so than this....
http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRFvOy1Z1LRZb1hKxATBa4Mlx9YxRO0u oPotheAB4PQnADppaLj1w
...it made me think about this thread....LOL

[King Gizzard]

On the changing rooms? He was peering down? what a perve
lol

[Ammi]

On the changing rooms? He was peering down? what a perve
lol

Yes...bet he wasn't really gay....http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQjLHkSSBTEEvYtZkGCFq_JNXaCdDUD_ IAPqTI5qSxiWdRR8pJdtQ

[InOne]

Exactly. But you were generalising that "gay men are camp". When some are and some aren't as is the case with straight people too.

I wasn't generalising anything.

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

In college had a serious crush on a lesbian. She liked me aswell. I didn't even see it as a lesbian thing, she was just such a caring, passionate person and I was drawn to her. still thing about her a lot actually.

And gay men are D bomb. Ones i've met are lovely in general and hilarious.

[Marsh.]

I wasn't generalising anything.

Errr, if we're being factual then this...........

Lesbians hate men and gay men act camp.

Is a pretty sweeping generalisation. lol

[InOne]

Errr, if we're being factual then this...........



Is a pretty sweeping generalisation. lol

I'm not always entirely serious with my posts :tongue: But generalisations started somewhere.

[Marsh.]

I'm not always entirely serious with my posts :tongue: But generalisations started somewhere.

I know you were joking. I just have a pet hate for generalising. :hugesmile:

[nicole_burks]

It depends on who they are.

I don't know many lesbians, but I know a lot of gay guys.

Gay guys are hilarious, well some of them.

[nicole_burks]

It depends on who they are.

I don't know many lesbians, but I know a lot of gay guys.

Gay guys are hilarious, well some of them.