Anyone else repress their sexuality throughout their childhood, and now have no experience dating as a homosexual adult? I actively ran from my identity for years, basically becoming asexual. Now I'm 25 and never even masturbate, let alone go on dates or sex other people. How the hell are you supposed to make up for all that lost awkward learning in middle/high school? People my age have kids and marriages already. Even the gay ones.
>>8691434
Asexual = Gay but won't admit it.
Bisexual = Gay but won't admit it.
Trans = Gay but won't admit it.
Gay = Attracted to the same sex
Lesbian = Attracted to the same sex and female
Really makes you think. At least you admit you are repressing.
>>8691613
I'm not repressing anymore. However, I'm sure some people are genuinely asexual.
Also lesbians aren't bisexual. I'm a lesbian. Exclusively attracted to girls. Just didn't want to accept it for a long time.
>>8691613
Also, some trans people are also gay. Both at the same time. And bisexuals are validly attracted to both sexes, not just one. Are you new here or something?
>>8691623
I said lesbian means attracted to the same sex.
Not having a sex drive is not an orientation. Most asexuals know they are gay.
>>8691633
Most trans are gay. That's what I said. Attracted to men, and biologically male is the profile of a majority of transgender individuals.
Bisexuals are repressed homosexuals:
https://www.scholars.northwestern.edu/en/publications/sexual-arousal-patterns-of-bisexual-men
There has long been controversy about whether bisexual men are substantially sexually aroused by both sexes. We investigated genital and self-reported sexual arousal to male and female sexual stimuli in 30 heterosexual, 33 bisexual, and 38 homosexual men. In general, bisexual men did not have strong genital arousal to both male and female sexual stimuli. Rather, most bisexual men appeared homosexual with respect to genital arousal, although some appeared heterosexual. In contrast, their subjective sexual arousal did conform to a bisexual pattern. Male bisexuality appears primarily to represent a style of interpreting or reporting sexual arousal rather than a distinct pattern of genital sexual arousal.
>>8691656
Thank you for a thoughtful and well typed response to my confusion. I'm really new myself, I guess. I feel like I have to be defensive. I still feel like bisexuals are real, but you make some good points.
>>8691664
I'm not used to such politeness. I had trouble finding good data on the sexual orientation of trans individuals. Would anyone know where to find it?