Sexual Orientation
 

I am just curious to see some statistics on the sexual orientation of the forum's members. I do believe the forum is run mostly of heterosexual men, and I wonder if the statistics are represented here.

I'm setting it up as a poll so people can answer anonymously. Although you may list your orientation, for discussion.

I'm a man, I like to objectify girls. Like this:

http://i44.tinypic.com/zy7rix.gif

most people already know what i am

An attention seeker?

alright, i admit it, that too (least im honest, im tryin to change though). but i meant relating to the topic, sexual orientation.

I'm a guy who likes girls.

OMGGGG

Me too!

We have SO much in common, wanna go out some time?

http://www.digital-forums.com/images...s/gaybunny.gif

:rofl: so funny, yet so awkward.

Hetero male seems to be the dominant species here. A far cry from the Britney Spears forum I used to visit.

Male men? Are there other kinds of men?

:rofl:
HAHAHAHHAHAHAH.
I'm so sorry.

Mail men.

















so disgusting.

I identify as a bisexual female, for what that's worth.

I'm a straight female and proud. <3 dudes

Why do you have pride in your sexuality?

Why shouldn't I have pride in my sexuality?

Being proud of yourself doesn't mean you frown upon anybody else.

I'm the last person to frown on gays, I love me some gays and gays love me

A lot of people are.

http://www.patrolmag.com/images/1673.jpg

We're here, we're queer etc.

Wikipedia:

So which side of the definition are you using? The first half inevitably leads to a judgment about homosexuals (and not a good one), but I think you're leaning towards the second half, which implies that your sexuality is some kind of accomplishment that deserves praise. I'm just curious as to why one would feel accomplished for being heterosexual, and why it deserves pride.

I mean, usually people reserve pride for when they've accomplished something such as rearing a respectable child.

Yes, but that's slightly different. I don't mean to set a double standard for homosexuals, as I don't think "pride" in your sexuality is the correct use of the term either way, but "gay pride" is an instrument used in making the public (or your friends, or your family, etc) aware of an issue in hopes of ultimately resolving it.

We're here!
We're queer!

etc.

Straight people can be proud as well, without being massive bigoted gaybashers.

You seem to have ignored what I typed. There is no reason for anyone to have "pride" in their sexuality. That's like having pride in your pinky toe. You didn't contribute to its creation or growth. It's just there, whether you like it or not.

People have pride in their appearances. Same idea as a pinky toe, just applies to everyone instead of foot fetishists?

Are you ****ing kidding me? Why shouldn't I be able to be proud of what I am? I take great satisfaction in my relationships with males. I love men. I would be just as proud as if I loved women. Who are you to question that? Oh, I should mention that I'm VERY proud to be a woman, are you going to tell me that means I hate men or look down on them?

You can be happy and proud that you ended up with THAT pinky toe, as opposed to a slightly longer or slightly hairier pinky toe. As a straight man, I'm proud of my sexuality. It's something I had no choice in, but I'm happy with it.

Homosexuals have their gay pride parade to show they're proud of their sexuality, and to rejoice in it, and to draw attention to it, to normalise it.

So I don't see why Paloma, or anyone saying they're proud of their sexuality is a bad thing.

An appearance is something you can work at. If you spend a lot of time researching trends and picking out clothes and styles, you're welcome to be proud of your appearance. But being prideful in your excellent bone structure... doesn't make sense.

It has NOTHING to do with gay vs. straight, let's get that out of the way. Now, what reasons do you have for being proud of your sexuality?

I think she likes getting rodded by men tbf

I wasn't talking about fashion sense so much as your genetics. People are proud of their faces, bodies, genes, etc. Are you saying that you wouldn't take pride in being hung 12 inches?

Contentedness and pride are two very different things.

Right. I still don't agree with it, but I understand its use.

It's not bad, it's just erroneous.

I couldn't have put it any better myself

No, I wouldn't say I'm proud of it. I'd say that I'm lucky/content/grateful, or that I have good genes... etc

That's still not an accomplishment, or any source of pride. You're biologically programmed to enjoy sex, just as you're biologically programmed to be straight. You're just begging the question.

I am a male who is attracted to other males.

Oh, well, to be honest, I think that's a source of pride/shame for most men, even if you don't feel the same.

I don't think it's bad to have a bit of pride in all aspects of one's self. I'm not saying it's cool to be an obnoxious twat, but people have got to find things to like about themselves.

You went to the definition of 'pride', there's a lot of definitions. It seems to be quite loose, a word with a lot of meanings.

"A cause or source of pleasure or satisfaction" was one.

You can have both pleasure and satisfaction with your sexuality.

I can kind of see why you brought it up, by being proud of something you didn't have a choice in, being proud because you were born that way may seem like you're better than those who were born a different way and have a different sexual impulse?

But I think it's double standards. Anyone can be proud of their sexuality, without it being a reflection on another's sexuality.

I have pride in being accepted to the university I'm currently attending. That's because I worked hard in high school and earned my spot here. That's something to be proud of.

Am I seriously not getting through to anyone? Pride in non-accomplishments is, by definition, not pride. Am I wrong? There must be some aspect of pride I'm misunderstanding or not considering.

"A cause or source of pleasure or satisfaction"

Right. Pride is a cause or source of pleasure/satisfaction. That makes sense. But that has absolutely no bearing on the definition of Pride, which still doesn't seem applicable when talking about sexuality. Maybe I'm proud of my hair. I spend a lot of time styling it every morning. It brings me pleasure and satisfaction, and I have pride in it because I work at it.

Again, whatever your sexuality may be is irrelevant.