Your opinion on gay, lesbian, bi. Options

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Self explanatory

[brooklyneast05]

i agree with that. i don't get why anyone would like someone based off the fact they are gay just like i don't get how they would dislike them for that reason.

[misoshiru]

i agree with that. i don't get why anyone would like someone based off the fact they are gay just like i don't get how they would dislike them for that reason.

i especially don't understand the girls who love gay men purely because they're gay.

[mipadi]

i especially don't understand the girls who love gay men purely because they're gay.

I'm not female, but I'm going to answer as though I have a deep understanding of women.

I think there are several facets to this interest in gay men by straight girls:

1. Girls love having a guy best friend (for some reason), or at least a guy who is a close friend. Often, this is a guy they'd never date (he's dorky, he's not cool, he doesn't play the guitar, whatever), but he's fun to have around. But there's always the risk that he could fall in love with the girl, which would ruin the whole thing (this is likely, since he's probably only really nice to the girl because he has a crush on her). However, if the guy is gay, this risk is completely removed from the equation, thus the girl can have her cake and eat it, too.
2. Gay guys stereotypically are into fashion, shoes, shopping, whatever -- things girls (stereotypically) like, too. This may or may not be true, but it's true in the media's depiction of gay dudes. Piggybacking on #1, this means that a girl with a gay best friend not only gets an "awesome" guy friend, but one that likes the same shit she likes to boot (i.e., he won't refuse to go shopping because he's watching football).
3. Having a gay friend shows that you're totally open to the homosexual lifestyle. This is very important to hipsters.

[misoshiru]

I'm not female, but I'm going to answer as though I have a deep understanding of women.

I think there are several facets to this interest in gay men by straight girls:

1. Girls love having a guy best friend (for some reason), or at least a guy who is a close friend. Often, this is a guy they'd never date (he's dorky, he's not cool, he doesn't play the guitar, whatever), but he's fun to have around. But there's always the risk that he could fall in love with the girl, which would ruin the whole thing (this is likely, since he's probably only really nice to the girl because he has a crush on her). However, if the guy is gay, this risk is completely removed from the equation, thus the girl can have her cake and eat it, too.
2. Gay guys stereotypically are into fashion, shoes, shopping, whatever -- things girls (stereotypically) like, too. This may or may not be true, but it's true in the media's depiction of gay dudes. Piggybacking on #1, this means that a girl with a gay best friend not only gets an "awesome" guy friend, but one that likes the same shit she likes to boot (i.e., he won't refuse to go shopping because he's watching football).
3. Having a gay friend shows that you're totally open to the homosexual lifestyle. This is very important to hipsters.

yes, but i'm talking more or less about how some women obsess over men who are gay. such as, them gushing over, "omg, we're totally going to be bffls because he's gay." the blatant stereotyping of some towards gay men is borderline disgusting. it's not to say that in many cases, the stereotypes aren't true, because they are. but, it's the oversimplifying and shallow treatment people take towards the entire lgbtq community that really just pisses me off.