Is Gaydar real?

Discussion in 'Chit Chat' started by MayaBee, Nov 24, 2015.

  1. SeerOfHeart

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    Unless my straight girl crush of two years now turns out to be not straight, I'm seriously skeptical.

    On a serious note though - I think it depends? Maybe there are "cues" based on how someone acts, but I don't believe there's any tried and true way to look at someone and go "oh yeah, they're definitely this sexuality." I go to a school with a ton of LGBT+ people, and I've been wrong before. (Though a good portion of my friends are those people - birds of a feather flock together, maybe?)
     
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    Yes it is. This guy who wasn't even 'stereotypically' gay, came out of the closet and everyone was so shocked but I wasn't surprised at all.
     
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    Depends. Some people make it kinda obvious they are gay due to stereotypes. But just because its a stereotype, it doesn't mean it can't be accurate sometimes.
     
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    I don't think so. What are you even supposed to base it off? With males you have everyone from twinks to bears. I don't know what characteristics you would be looking at.
     
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    Absolutely. I have no idea how it works, but anyone who says it boils down to stereotypes doesn't have it.:lol:
     
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    I think it depends a lot on if you are out to yourself. I just recently have accepted to myself that I am gay, and feel like I am more attentive to people and pick up on things that make me think they are gay. When you arent out to yourself, you are constantly pushing any kind of gay thoughts down as far as possible.