Straight men have a lot of gay sex, study shows (Link
below)
I have read many articles like the one above over the last
year or so. Many of which claim the men in these situations identify as
straight. This is the first article which sites actual study details which show
what I have always believed to be true. Most of the men engaging in same sex hook
ups are NOT actually straight.
The study indicates there are many reasons why seemingly
straight me are having what this article calls “gay sex” hook ups. Sixty
percent of the men who had little to no sexual experience with another male stated
they were experimenting. An undocumented percentage of that group found the
experience to be not pleasurable. Presumably, these men actually are straight
and discontinued having sex with men. The other two groups of men who did enjoy
the experience, claimed either alcohol or a desire to have a relationship with
the hook up played a part in their encounter with the other man.
The article went on to say twenty-eight percent of those
claiming to be heterosexual while having same sex hook ups had strong practices
or belief systems which may be preventing them from identifying as
non-heterosexual. I would venture a guess those who did not have strong religious
affiliations and still are claiming to be heterosexual are experiencing some
form of internalize homophobia, and are still working through the issue of
their same sex attractions.
Finally, my assumptions about the articles claiming “straight
men” are having “gay sex” have been proven to not be true. Based on the study,
in the linked article, there are only a small percentage of straight men who
have claimed to be straight that actually are straight and found their same sex
hook up as unpleasant. That leaves the remaining group of men who actually
enjoyed their encounters, and are still claiming to be heterosexual for
religious or internalized homophobia. One thing is certain, most of them are
still on the path to figuring out how they really identify. Eventually they may decide that while they
enjoyed their experiences they are mostly heterosexual and will choose to stop
having sex with other men and identify as straight. Others still, may come to
realize they are actually gay. Still more will eventually come to realize they
are either bisexual or queer. In the end, very few of these men are actually
straight.
Another realization I made is this truthful article was
posted on the Pink News website. All of they other supposed articles claiming
large numbers of straight men are having gay sex, have been written sans
research data with the express intent of being used as click bait for their advertisers.
Even Pink News has succumbed to being click bait-ish with the title of their
article, given it doesn’t match the data found in the within.
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