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I can see where you’re coming from. I know, on occasion, I’ll catch myself thinking that it’s possible that straight men must have gay tendencies to one extent or another – I think it’s an almost retaliatory reaction to having heard ‘It’s just a phase’ or ‘You just havn’t been with a good woman yet’ (I have many lesbian friends who have heard the ‘real man’ version of that comment). It’s insecurity more than anything – the more people I can perceive as being ‘gayer,’ the more secure I feel about who I am and what I am … because I’m among more of those types of people. I guess it’s a type of internalized homophobia. I think your friends need to reflect on whether they believe what they are is acceptable. The more secure they are about their own sexuality, the less they’ll worry about pointing out the sexualities (implied or otherwise) of those around them.
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