[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

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]

Originally Posted by InOne

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

hello stereotypes

[Saph]

Originally Posted by Smithy

hello stereotypes

[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 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
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.

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]

Originally Posted by Smithy

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.]

Originally Posted by InOne

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]

Originally Posted by Chewy

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

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

[Scarlett.]

Originally Posted by InOne

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]

Originally Posted by Chewy

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.]

Originally Posted by InOne

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.]

Originally Posted by Patrick

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.

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

[Patrick]

Originally Posted by Locke.

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

That's true,

[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]

Originally Posted by 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.

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.