All gay/bi members - a hypothetical question
 

If you could take a pill that would make you heterosexual, would you?
[I worry this thread has been done before, but not in the recent past: maybe a year ago]

edit: I've made the poll anonymous in case some users are uncomfortable with their answer being public.

No I wouldn't. I like being bi :)

*would like to point out there is a view poll results button*

*would like to point out that what you said doesnt really mean anything*

I never new that:shocked:

It does :L
:laugh2: Best mod

yeah but you cant see the peoples results can you?

Well you can't if you chose the third option either

same :/ ah well. it doesn't matter :p

no. I clicked yes though. hehe.

he means that the 3rd option need not have been there because you can see the results anyway but I would never have known that and never seen the results had the third option not been in:joker:

There's a pill that can make you straight?

I hope they bring this into an Eastenders storyline with Syed.

It's a hypothetical question :p
There's nothing of the sort - I'm just asking if anyone would IF there was :spin2:

Oh dear :laugh2:

riiiight

Definitely yes, because I think my life would be much easier. I'm not ashamed of who I am, though.

Scientists managed to turn gay sheep straight using an injection, so I wouldn't say theres nothing of the sort

I'm straight, my best mate is a gay man. I realise this is hearsay (so I haven't taken part in the poll), but he once told me he wishes he had been born straight, got married and had a family. Having said that, he's proud of who he is and what he is. And I am proud of him also.

Even if you can view the poll results, you can't see who voted for what, which is what counts.LOL OMG of course there isn't.

In answer to the question, I genuinley don't know. :(

No doubt, life would be easier if I had been born straight. But I wasn't, I was born bisexual, and I wouldn't change who I am as I don't think it's something that I should change, and I like it being me :)

I think, because I'm bisexual, there's not much of a problem. I've never really been subject to any hate, and I see nothing wrong with being attracted to men - so I wouldn't take it.

No/Yes

I'd like to try it out to see what being straight would be like but I'd only do it for a night or something.

I like being gay. I'd rather focus my attention on men lol. ;)

As if they'd create a pill to make straight men gay.

This subject is really depressing. The idea of there being a change makes me wanna cry. :(

I think some backward places in the US offer "straight camps" where they try and turn gay people, there was a guy on the radio who'd been to one because he was a Christian fundamentalist and believed he was commiting a sin by being gay :/

What did this guy on the radio say then?

I wouldn't mind being bi - it would double my options:laugh:

No i wouldnt.
Although being straight would make my life easier i wouldnt be me without my gayness haha x

From what I remember (it was over a year ago now) the "treatment" was successful and he was now straight, so he said anyway.

Here's an article about them - http://www.alternet.org/story/146557/?page=entire

hehe thats one of the good things about it.

I wasn't on about that. I meant I would try out being straight for one night?

Its disgusting that they do stuff like that. All it does is suppress your true feelings. People who send relatives to places like that are so selfish :bored: .

All that corrective therapy is BS as everyone says. Can't say I wouldn't be tempted if that pill did exist though. Men are a complete nightmare to live with a lot of the time. On the other hand it's nice not having any pressure to raise a family. A lot of people seem to give up on their careers and dreams for the sake of marriage and kids. Not saying it isn't worth it, but lets just say I'm pleased I will probably never have to pay a mortgage in my lifetime.

Nope. I've been straight and had girlfriends etc. I'm happy being gay, it is who I am, why would I change that? :hugesmile:

I reckon this poll would be a lot different if all of the people were younger, maybe even before they came out.

Being straight is the norm and whilst being gay isn't anything to ashamed of, I reckon loads of gay people would prefer to have been straight from the start just beacuse its easier

Nope, most gay guys I know (myself included) are happy being gay and would never want to be straight.

This.

(Don't get me wrong though people, I'm happy being gay lol.)

You're gay Turtle? :shocked:

I'm sorry I keep calling you turtle lol

Yep. Is this not common knowledge? I suppose most of you were not here when I joined or before I went to Oz.

(no worries on calling me turtle, lol, I do have a real name though :tongue:)

Yeah I'd try it out.

Cool. :)