Do you find it easier to lie about your sexuality?

Same as!

 

I've never actually lied about my sexuality. Before I transitioned there was never any stigma to say that I was attracted to guys and I'd still mention that I a girl was hot if it came up in conversation. After transitioning I don't bring up that I'm gay but people get the hint if we get on the topic of relationships etc. My sexuality has never been a big deal to me.

 

I don't lie about it - I don't say anything. If somebody asked then I probably would tell them the truth, but only if I trusted them. If I thought they would respond badly then I'd probably lie, but I've only ever been asked once (and the question was, "are you and [girl] together?", not "are you a lesbian/bisexual?") and that was my younger sister - I told her the truth because she's very accepting of LGBTQ+ people, but that didn't stop me from freaking out anyway.

Then again, everytime I've come out to somebody - even though I only ever come out to people I trust - I get nauseous and physically begin to shake, so no, I don't tend to shout about it!

 

I hate lying about it, but it is much easier.:eusa_liar

 

Same.

 

I find it easy... If anyone asks I'm just very vague and say "I haven't found a partner yet" or something like that. I'm not ready to tell people... It's not really a lie but it's not the truth either...

 

Yes, well, lying by omission.

I don't mention it and I don't correct people's assumptions. I just don't care enough and I don't want people's opinion of me to change for something like that (of course, if they're friends, I'm pretty confident it wouldn't change their opinion of me, but still).

If I had a boyfriend, though, I would not hide him at all.

 

Most of the time people I meet just make assumptions about me and if I don't get close to them I don't bother to correct them. I find it easier and unless it's something genuinely hurtful I don't see it as a big deal.

 

I've been doing it against my will for most of my life. So I'd say I'm pretty good at it.

 

I can easily lie about my sexuality but i always feel guilty afterwards... its much easier for me to lie about being straight than it is for me to lie about anything else

 

Sort of. If anyone asked me I doubt I'd be able to lie with a straight face, but since not many do I'm content to let them think what they want until I'm totally comfortable with being out. Which I am not, at all. My plan is stop lying next year, once I'm in college.

 

I find it's easier to play it straight for people like bosses, superiors etc. because I don't wanna risk them being homophobic and firing me or something, and I just say I'm Bi to others. Its close enough and less likely to start an argument.

 

I don't know..because I'm so accustomed to saying I'm straight it just comes second nature at times; but I do feel awkward when I do.

 

The longer I am in the closet, the more it pains me to lie about my sexuality. I dont really like lying in general but there isnt anything that i have lied about that makes me feel so shitty as not being able to be honest about my attraction towards men.

 

When and if someone asks I just say I'm Bi, because it's technically true and a lot less complicated than saying I consider myself lesbian, since guys rarely if ever are attractive to me.

That actually didn't sound as complicated as it is in my head. Though if I had to write an essay or paragraph about it, it would most likely be confusing and over complicated.

 

I used to when I wasn't ready to fully come out.

 

That makes sense, most people who aren't knowledgeable about the LGBT community would probably think that. If I think back to before I even started questioning and researching, I think I might have thought something similar.

 

Lying is easy if it's a simple lie. In general, I don't lie about my sexuality unless it's someone that I think is going to be judgemental (aka my parents). Them it's easy to lie to. I said something along the lines of "well what if I was gay" and then she said "well no". For me, i've been so socially conditioned to answer "no" that I didn't even think about it at all and just answered with the lie of "no".