Ah, the outer limits of straight curiosity. Redditors recently recounted the “most awkward thing[s] someone has asked [them] about being gay,” and the questions they listed ranged from clichéd to flat-out offensive. Read a selection of responses below, and see how many times your eyes roll.
“Would jail be, like, a good time for you?”
“Do you all have to go on a list? Like, tell the government or something?”
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“If a girl had a strap-on, couldn’t you still date her?”
“So, like, do your parents still love you? Like, no offense, but if I had a kid and it was gay, I’d be really bothered by it”
“So are you the man or the woman in the relationship?”
“Does that make you attracted to every guy?”
“How do you know you’re gay if you’ve never been with a woman? Why not try it out?”
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“Do you have a Grindr?”
“Do like to wear makeup?”
“Is your home decorated with male nudes?”
“Who wore the dress at your wedding?”
“Do you plan on having kids? How does that work for gay people?”
Minerva Pomerantz
These are old people questions. Young adults do not care. Reddit needs clicks.
Mundo
Exatacmente.
Terrycloth
Not all of us love showtunes , lady Gaga, Madonna , Cher or disco
Not all of us are florist , hairdressers , dancers or actors
No we don’t think about sex 24/7 or watch tons of porn
No we aren’t attracted to every guy we see
No not all gay people know each other
No its not a Phase and there is no such thing as a cure
Its not true you can tell a guy is gay by his voice or his clothes
Not all gay men are young with abs of steel
Not all gays live in new York or San Francisco
Not all gay men love to bottom
This is just a partial list off the top of my head
Mundo
Gracias!
Man About Town
“How do you know you’re gay if you’ve never been with a woman? Why not try it out?”
Here’s a response I’ve used: “If you’ve never had sex with a porcupine, how do you know you wouldn’t like it? Why not try it out?”
ingyaom
My house is decorated with male nudes.
TedV
So is mine.
michel_banen
“How do you know you are straight if you never had sex with a man ?”
dali
Sorry, Terrycloth, but I think about sex 24\7 and watch tons of porn.
Brian
This is why I don’t talk about being gay at work. This kind of stuff got real old at previous jobs, so at current job I’m much more discreet. Not closeted, several people know I have a husband, I just don’t volunteer it, but I don’t lie if it comes up. I’ve been “the gay dude”, it’s much nicer just being some dude.
LostMyClothesAgain
… yep, just “some dude” with a Madonna tattoo. (rolling eyes)
ScottOnEarth
Ignorance is not the same as hatred, so I don’t mind at all when people ask questions in an effort to understand gay people. I appreciate people’s curiosity to know more, even if it can be clumsy.
ReformedBreeder
My mother asked when I came out,”do you let men put their penis in you”