Why  is it that if you are male and a homosexual you are gay, but females are called lesbians>?
536728
There's a label for everything nowadays...
1134979
I am straight and I was born this way.\nYou are gay and I know you were born that way.  Cheers!\n(Here's a bit of scientific proof for the naysayers)\n\nThe sexual area of a gay man's brain works a lot like that of a woman when exposed to a particular stimulus, researchers say.\n\nIn an experiment, men and heterosexual women sniffed a chemical from the male hormone testosterone. The homosexual men's brains responded differently from those of heterosexual males, and in a similar way to the women's brains.
683120
Probably just curious. Most women and men have some sort of a homosexual experience before they reach adulthood. It is totally natural. I had my own experience similar to that when I was right at your age. I am not gay now and never was. It is just a part of growing up. I am just sorry you had to learn about this from a stranger.
503039
They can insult each other's manhood in the same way straight men do. Just as there are plenty of effeminate straight men there are a lot of masculine gay men. Insulting one's manhood is even more prevalent in the gay community since your sexual orientation has already knocked you down a point on that. So they make it up by being even better than the other boys. It is an insult for a gay man to be compared to a woman just as it would be for a straight man.
1149492
I agree with you on the first ones, but 'gay' and 'lesbian' are merely the sexual identities. The only reason they would be disrespectful would be the way in which they are used.
67482
No. It is a matter of choice. A lesbian chose to be a lesbian. It is the sexual orientation of the person.
240752
First off I don't think any answer that states you are lesbian or bisexual is a correct answer. A lesbian or a bisexual person probally wonders the same thing but are called lesbian or bisexual because they act upon their feelings and live by them. I don't believe that there is only one  correct answer to that question and I also think that there can be a variety of different correct right answers. It depends on each person who they are and where their at in their life especially in the emotional and mental part.But anyways I think it is also completely normal for you to have those feelings and also very "real" of you to admit to them when the rest of the world would be way to scared of judgement to admit they have had the same feelings before to. Maybe not as severe maybe more severe-but in all reality its very common for you to think and feel that and your only one in a zillion woman that have had the same thoughts before.
395882
That's one possible "benefit" of being GLBT. We aren't (most) immadiately identifyable. Some times you can bounce between the two world and most of the time it isn't anyone's business. Sometimes you benefit from not being identified. Its not fair but most people do it (straight or gay) to some extent. Acting like you know more about cars so you don't get gouged by a mechanic for example. I don't get offended. But its not a compliment to be called something you are not.
76490
Well, I havent ever heard that before.  I wear a thumb ring and I am straight... and quite frankly, I would continue to wear one even if they have been deemed "lesbian."  What difference does it make anyway?
193025
kinda throws a kink in the debate about homosexuality hermaphrodites can be either male or female only a genetic test at the beginning of their life can tell as they get older and go through puberty their true sex becomes evident
1148690
I would still deffinately be a woman. That is the biggest misconception about gays and lesbians. That the reason we like the same sex is because we truly want to be the other gender. I had a friend who was a guy who used to always say, "I am a lesbian stuck in a man's body." My first reaction was, doesn't that make you straight? I was wrong. He felt like a girl. He felt he had the wrong body, but he still liked women. It was eye opening for me. But it works the other way too. Just because we like the same sex doesn't mean we want to change to conform to what society want's us to be.\n\nI mean sure women have their "women problems" but hey, at least the whole world doesn't know when we are excited.
1116346
well, i hav da same thougths too..i just cant understand it!!da same goes to homosexual!
1128327
you could be a lesbian if you want to ''do things'' w/ girls but you're actually normal. guys look at guys and girls look at girls. it's all normal! We all just wonder what it would be like to be him/her. but if you might have unexplainable feelings for girls then you might be a lesbian. but there is nothing wrong w/ that. gays, lesbians, and bisexuals are people too. we should not judge other people who just like the opposite sex or both sexes.
583059
what does this have to do with lesbian, gay and transgendered?
845891
yeah, thats why they are called gay
475623
A homosexual is defined as someone who is romantically and sexually attracted to the same gender.\n\nThe key words there are "romantically" and "sexually". If a straight guy has sex with someone of the same gender, the action may be a homosexual action, but that doesn't necessarily change the persons orientation. They may only do it once and never again and there may have been circumstances (like alcohol or drugs, etc) to explain the otherwise odd behavior. The rest of the time the guy always has sex with the opposite sex and persues romantic relationships with the opposite sex. That makes him heterosexual. If he prefers to engage in both sex and romantic relationships with both genders that would make him bisexual and depending on the degree of his bisexuality would determine which gender he prefered to seek out most (man or woman). If a homosexual man decides not to engage in any sexual action, that doesn't mean the desire to has gone away. Nor does that mean that the man's desire to be romantic with another man has gone away either (and oddly the Bible and other sacred texts often used to condemn homosexuality only talk about the sexual act, but not the romantic act...apparently it's okay to be romantic with your own gender). \n\nThat is why it is odd when people say things like "hate the sin, but love the sinner" and then call homosexuality a sin. They simplify homosexuality often down to the action of sex with the same gender.....yet, these same people who say that this is the sin will then continue to condemn the person for simply having the homosexual desires still even if they are not engaging in sexual acts. \n\nThe basic thing that most people miss is that being homosexual isn't just about wanting to just have sex with someone of the same gender. It is about being romantically attracted to the same gender, too. Falling in love with the same gender. Sex may never actually enter into the picture of some homosexuals who are in romantic and loving relationships....yet they are condemned and told they are going to hell because it is assumed that they are having sex or assumed that just by them sharing love with each other that this is wrong (yet, do we not love our friends and family, too...and yet loving friends and family of the same gender is not wrong, why is it wrong when we find a romantic companion whom we may not even engage in sexual acts with?)\n\n\nI see a lot of hypocrisy with the issue and being a homosexual myself, I decided to stop caring about what other people think and focus my life on God without them and their opinions (because if hypocrisy exists in their opinions, then it cannot be from God). I'm a Hindu now, a religion that is very diverse and ranges on its views. When it comes to homosexuality, any condemnation that some Hindu sects have of it isn't based upon religious belief, it is usually about defending tradition or other reasons.
483967
We are born who we are.I see your point of view however, i disagree somewhat. Based on your  premise isn't being straight also a psychological disorder?Gays,Lesbians etc. are born from straight persons.These variations exist throughout nature.Take  a look at some of our other animal brethren to see it.Former anything can change by choosing to. Once this country was populated by child brides.It was considered a good thing to give your daughter to a well established male.Over time,we have come  to understand that such unions placed the girls at an unfair advantage. We have now enacted laws to protect our young from this.To allow pedophilia breaks said laws. Thanks for sharing your opinion.Respectfully,Will