[LukeB]

Originally Posted by JerseyWins

People shouldn't be coming to conclusions on the guy's character for a lie he thought could benefit his game? Just cause he lied about being straight doesn't mean he sees being gay as a weakness...

Maybe he didn't want to stand out as that's a strategy used by many people in Big Brother. Don't stand out in any way if you can avoid it. It doesn't mean he saw being gay in particular as a weakness, he just saw being different as a weakness, and in the house there is always all but 1 or 2 straight people (meaning as gay that'd already automatically make him different in one way). Some people are also homophobic... that's just the sad truth that I'm sure he considered. Maybe he didn't want to potentially limit his relationships. On the other hand, as another one of ___ many straight males in the house, he doesn't instantly stand out from the group. He'd have one less potential judgment on him to worry about.

Maybe he just felt more comfortable playing the kind of game that Big Brother is as a straight guy? He might have simply felt more confident in his own strategy as a straight person rather than as a gay person. Doesn't mean he saw being gay as weak if that's the case.