But who knows? When I tell people about my work, they often assume these men are joking, or that they are really closeted gays. The 40 young men I interviewed for my book would disagree. I like to think of myself as fluid.
More Men Than You Think Identify As ‘Mostly Straight’
Straight, gay, pansexual, asexual, transsexual, hetero-flexible, bisexual; the endless list of sexual identities surely indicates society is heading in an ever-more inclusive direction, right? Yet there are still some social barriers that refuse to budge - especially for those people who aren't entirely sure of their own sexuality. Sexuality is often described as a spectrum; some people identify as entirely straight and others as entirely gay.
Sharing personal information brings people closer together. Verified by Psychology Today. Sex, Sexuality, and Romance. In terms of pure numbers, we know that the vast majority of those who have gay sex identify as straight — and this is true for both women and men.