What are signs that someone is homo/bisexual?
2006-11-01 17:37:45 · 14 answers · asked by Direktor 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
A gay guy at work seemed to think so. He called it "GAYDAR". :-)
2006-11-01 17:40:08 · answer #1 · answered by HomeSweetSiliconValley 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There is an urban myth called 'gaydar' where people think they can tell someone's sexuality by looking for certain signs. I have often wondered whether gaydar exists and come to the conclusion it is more likely intuition. Intuition is something everyone has when you get a 'feeling' about someone. So, it is not necessarily sexuality driven.
The answer to your question is that sexuality is such an individual and personal thing that people don't have the right to spot the 'gay person' as being gay means different things to different people it is not as simple as same sex love. To me hiding in the closet is more a fact of respecting someone's privacy. Yeah life is about having fun and enjoying yourself, but trying to 'out' people can have very serious consequences for the individuals concerned and you need to be aware of that.
2006-11-02 02:15:47 · answer #2 · answered by waggy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe these gays should go back into the closet and HIDE. I'm so sick of these people who for some reason want to be the opposit sex wanting things, that a straight person cant get. i e, issues to pass on, being married to the same sex. Thats just plain sickening. And adopting children, only to teach these innocent children thats its okay for 2 men/women living together as man and man? or wife and wife? NASTY and NO I DONT NEED A HUG.
2006-11-02 12:54:49 · answer #3 · answered by moose lover 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The signs are quite relative in nature, not really general.
Homosexuals are indeed better at being able to tell if someone's hiding in the closet because it takes one to know one. Simple as that. \m/
2006-11-02 06:40:10 · answer #4 · answered by - iceman - 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not the signs so much, as the gaydar. I don't pursue people who are in the closet for any reason, however, because I don't live there, and they must be in there for a reason.
2006-11-02 04:05:19 · answer #5 · answered by Cub6265 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some gay people are better at spotting others. in my opinion, it's simply a matter of remembering certain behaviors (covertly checking out other guys, for example) that we've all done when in the closet, and looking for said behaviors in others.
2006-11-02 09:42:21 · answer #6 · answered by Atropis 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they are around a person long enough, they can usually tell, perhaps far better than a straight person or even a bisexual one.
Unless that person himself or herself is out, it is most times difficult to tell who is a homosexual. I've found that dress (especially with younger people) sometimes gives an indication, as does who their friends are -- or at least what group of people they tend to associate with.
Bisexuals are many times, if not most times, extremely difficult to pinpoint in a crowd. Most fit well in to the straight world very well and a good number of them are married. A homosexual is often more straightforward about their sexual orientation than is a bisexual.
If a healthy adult is not married by the age of 35 or does not have a history of any solid relationships with the opposite sex, then I immediately wonder about his or her orientation. That is key for me. I've also had people I've known let "slips" go by about their true sexual interests, especially men. Some examples on the male side of the aisle: Unexpected and uncontrollable staring at men, especially in a locker room/swimming pool situation that involves nudity; complete and total lack of homophobia; uncontrolable crotch watching; a sort of talking about others when they are really talking about themselves; and never referring to themselves as "straight."
Does this sort of thing bother me in the average person I meet on the street? No. But when you have a longterm friend do these types of things and constantly denies his sexual orientation, that really irks me, personally. It's sort of like I've been used as a sounding board since the person never comes out and says right out exactly what he is: homosexual or bisexual.
It's not like he (or she) is in denial. Many times they actually know and accept what they are -- but it's sort of like they are playing a game with me and not letting me know something important about themselves but maybe assume I already know. It's very aggrevating. And that type of behavior in of itself is a solid indication to me that the person is hiding something important about their sexuality -- it's not denial behavior -- it's "hiding behavior."
2006-11-02 02:54:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Signs that someone is gay?
Having sexual and/or romantic feelings and/or relationships for members of the same sex.
Nothing more nothing less.
2006-11-02 05:09:26 · answer #8 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Navy uses RADAR,, homos use GAYDAR
2006-11-02 02:33:16 · answer #9 · answered by tee_nong_noy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah sometimes they can its called "Gaydar" and sometimes you just know if they are gay. I think also its they little things you can pick up on. The way they walk, the way they talk, their reactions to things.
2006-11-02 02:13:47 · answer #10 · answered by cartoonhero55 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Hiding in the closet" is an environmental issue, a convenience issue, an issue of guilt, perceived persecution, and personal development. Not my place to push them out of the closet.
I don't really care to answer your question. It shouldn't matter who is in the closet and who isn't. Not having courage to risk your livelihood does not make you a bad person.
Why do you care who declares what they do with their penis and who doesn't?
2006-11-02 02:01:38 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋