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Is it possible for a straight person to become gay?

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  • No. but they can become bi.

    Sexuality is generally accepted to be somewhat fluid, in that what you are can change. But usually that change is limited, and when people get comfortable with where they are, they don't change as much.

    Women, in general (as in, this is usually the case but not universally the case) are more sexually fluid then men are.

    So, let's imagine sexuality is a spectrum of 1-20
    1 is gay, 20 is straight. 10 is bisexual with equal attractions.
    Let's say 5 or less is gay, and 15 or more is straight.
    Let's say men can move 3 points, and women 5.

    very few people start at 1 or 20, but even a 3, 4 or 5 is still gay. a 15, 16 or 17 is still straight.
    If you're a male and start at 20, you can't get closer to bisexual than 17. You moved enough that... maybe you get why people are into guys, but it doesn't do it for you.
    But let's say you start at 15. You could move down to 12. You started straight, but you developed into the realm of bisexuality.

    Now, I'm making these numbers up as an example. It isn't this linear. And even if it were this linear, not every guy would be a 3 point guy. Some guys might only move 1 point, some guys could move 10 points. But men, being less fluid, tend to that smaller window.
    Women are not strictly 5 points. Some might only move 1 point, some might be able to
    move 10 points. Generally, women are slightly more fluid, however.

    Going from gay to straight, or straight to gay is just not within the possible movements of points, thought. It is quite possible to move into the realm of bisexuality, but a total reversal of orientation is just not gonna happen.

    last point worth noting? You could have the capacity to move 10 points, but that doesn't mean you ever will. You might never move a single point, and despite the potential for you to change, your sexuality can remain static. This is not an argument that everyone does change.
    It is also not an argument that all women are bisexual.

  • No. I think it's mainly biological when it comes to feeling inherently attracted to the physical body of the opposite sex.
    However, I think you can become openminded enough about people and about what it means to love someone that you can fall in love with someones mind (become sapiosexual). Even if it is the opposite sex. You still might not feel arousal at the body of that person, but at their presence, personality and thinking. This is not about being gay, it's about loving someone för who they are without the conditions of the persons nature.

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  • Tbh even if you say you "want" to become gay, the question Is that ideally a "man" vs "women" are designed for different roles in life (by this I dont mean that a woman completely has all the "women" qualities in her, she can also be manly somehow (have manly preference) but ideally and logically she was designed that way, same thing goes for man, being gay/lesbian is just a trend, it's a way how two people (of same sex) can have a relationship, but firstly, the main question to asks oneself is that why were you born as a "male" or a "female", secondly even if you are a man (who is attached to another man) look at how you were treated in the past (some boys for instance grew up around more girls hence they "adopt" girly qualities), the thing is that, a man can say "yeah I like another man" but the main thing is that do these norms and trends (of same sex relationships) will and can they actually been taken further (like in a reproductive way) and then to be honest, there are so many people in the world and just because it's a thing now (man being with man or vise versa), the thing is that within that spectrum (for instant a female believe that they cannot find the perfect Male partner and they revert to the finding female partners and vise versa), to be honest I dont understand this concept, like if we are made in a "certain way" then that's who we are, and we do have people to love and have friendship and all but when it comes to taking the generation to the next level over there it doesn't make sence, many some people dont want taht but ideally if a man Is for a women (and vise versa) then how can a man be for a man (like that concept sounds weird), this was just an idea and a thought, hope to offend no one

  • No, normally the person has already homosexual tendencies, just not aware.

    Beside sexual orientations there's something that sexologists call sexual flexibility. People who aren't flexible never change sexual orientation, no matter what happens, and are strictly heterosexual or homosexual all their life. People who are sexually flexible might believe they are exclusively heterosexual or homosexual, but they aren't, and it's not rare if they surprise themselves feeling attracted by a person is not their preferred gender.

    If you have curiosity, beside sexual orientation tests there are sexual flexibility test. I tried it with some friends some years ago, and seemed to be quite accurate in most cases.

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  • no very unlikely.

    a straight person may try, but will never settle into it for the long run, this person will internally know he/she is not truly gay despite trying, eventually he/she will go for what he/she truly desires in the end. (This ofcourse also goes the same way, to gay people)

    • Good definition, I share it.

  • No. You don't turn gay, you either are or your not. Its more or less, whether you accept those feelings or push them aaide to fit into society easier

  • Thats usually how it works in my book

  • Science has shown that no one is 100% "Straight" or 100% "Gay;" instead, we all fall somewhere on the spectrum - thus, we are all differing degrees of bisexual. To answer your question, something can happen to cause your position on the spectrum to shift, from near-straight to closer to gay. You are perhaps simply more bisexual than you previously realized. If, however, you are not attracted to feminine men, but rather masculine men, then you may never have really been very "straight" to begin with.

  • I chose not to answer butttt if you’re gay now, chances are you weren’t straight to begin with. You just thought you were. So yes and no, because you were never straight, you just figured you were. It’s like when people think they’re gay, and they suck some dick and they’re like “Well, I think this isn’t for me”.

  • If denied access to the opposite sex people turn gay. We see that in prisons and the military. Similarly men who constantly unsuccessful with women usually turn to homosexuality.

    • Wow. You're such a moron it's staggering.

    • Lol the bitch has never been in the military or prison but now she's an expert on the matter lol...

    • I'd masturbate for life, b4 I " turned Gay ".

  • Maybe straight person is bi but societe say people have to be straight. Later she find out she is also attracted to same sex so yes it this case straight person can become bisexuelle but to become gay I am not sure.

    • She? Are you referring to yourself

  • No, you just are. It’s not something you choose or something that randomly changes.

    • Yea that's what I was gonna say, since that's how every gay describes their sexuality

  • I don't think so, your preference might change or you might experiment some but gay seems like something you know about yourself really early on.

  • Probably not in the strictest sense of the word. You dont really change your sexuality, its part of who you are. You can however change how you "interpret" it. Many homosexuals for example are told that it is immoral and such things which makes them have a negative feeling towards their sexual attraction. This in turn means they for all intents and purposes might act straight as a means to fit in and to avoid the taboo in their mind. You can't escape the fact of your sexuality though and either you attempt to live your whole life in denial or you finally work up the courage to embrace it.

  • Do you think you are gay? Or maybe you are bi? 🤔

  • Please don't even think about it

  • Maybe it is possible for them realize they’re gay if they were trying to suppress it before but I don’t think u can flip flop from straight to gay. I think ur just born one way or the other. However, I’m straight so I would love to hear the answer to this from the perspective of a gay person

    • I had a former classmate from high school who at school and yhears later he was straight. He even got married and had a son who now is almost 20yrs old. Years later he turned out he was gay and now he lives with his boyfriend.

  • latent bisexual person can turn "gay". Even thought the person remains bisexual, preference for sexual partners changes.
    Heterosexual person can't turn gay

  • It's possible to think you are straight and then discover that you actually like both sexes. But you would know if you liked the same sex, you may suppress it but you know.

  • You might turn him bisexual but I don't think you can change his attraction to women.

  • I don’t think sexuality is set in stone. You just fall in love with who you fall in love with. I could personally totally see myself being in love with a woman, because love is about their character. I could never have sex with a woman though, because just the thought of it makes me go “never”.

    Sexuality isn’t black or white, it’s a rainbow, my dude. People switch colours all the time.

  • I think that it is very common for people to progress over time to sexual areas that were once off limits but now somehow appeals to you. If that makes sense.

  • You can't turn someone gay it's in your brain. You can't alter your brain. You might help someone realise they're gay but you can't turn a straight person gay because they were born with their brain like that

  • yeah depending on emotional experiences and preferences i would say so...

    so if you have had such a bad experience with members of the opposite gender, and the only ones you've met often screw you over or destroy you
    I can understand that anyone could become more interested in their own gender

    however it truly depends on each individual

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