Can gay and straight men be friends?

Yes. Unless you’re attracted to every man on the planet and can’t be within 10ft of one without acting like a dog in heat.

If we go by the “you can’t be friends with the gender you’re attracted to” me and my fellow Bi folk would have no friendships.

Reply 4

DecagonX

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No, you can't be friends with the gender you are attracted to. It is a fact of nature.

Reply 5

the bear

yes. i am currently watching the French movie "Stranger by the Lake". the young gay central character likes to chat with a straight chap by the lake before heading off for rumpy-pumpy in the bushes.

Reply 6

Chichaldo

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Original post by Joe2001

I'm in 2 worlds over this. Personally, I cannot imagine having a true friendship with a straight guy, although I do know that other ones have worked. The "bromance" between Courtney Act and Andrew Brady on the recent CBB series has triggered this question.

Can anyone give me some input?

Yes, of course. Just because someone is gay doesn't mean they like every male in that way.

Reply 7

DrSocSciences

Original post by Joe2001

I'm in 2 worlds over this. Personally, I cannot imagine having a true friendship with a straight guy, although I do know that other ones have worked. The "bromance" between Courtney Act and Andrew Brady on the recent CBB series has triggered this question.

Can anyone give me some input?

Sounds like you need to meet more straight guys, who are capable of reciprocating true friendship. They do exist.

Reply 8

goggleyed

if the straight guy is ugly then yeah

Reply 9

Perksy121

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My best friend is gay, I’ve known him for 6 years and sexuality has never affected our friendship in any way.

Reply 10

arizonaidiot

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I'm straight and am friends with curved guys.

Reply 11

OP

I should explain a bit further on this then. I personally don't feel that straight guys and gay guys would have much in common, nor do I personally feel comfortable being friends with straight guys, especially the "lads". They are the worst of all and I can 90% guarantee that they would feel uncomfortable befriending a gay guy.

I don't really have much friends - my main aim is to make a lot of gay friends when I get to uni. Also, FWIW, of the people I am friendly with, there is only one whom I am attracted to.

Reply 12

It's****ingWOODY

Not much different to a male and female being friends. In fact, it's even easier, because with a male-female friendship there's always the chance of attraction on both sides getting in the way - this isn't going to happen with a straight male-gay male friendship.

Yes.

One of my closet friends is gay. You become friends with people that you have things in common with and share a laugh with, it doesn't matter what gender they are

Reply 15

gjd800

One of my closest mates is gay and it has never been an issue whatsoever.

Reply 16

OP

Original post by scottsmith

One of my closet friends is gay. You become friends with people that you have things in common with and share a laugh with, it doesn't matter what gender they are

I suppose that in my 16 years, I have never truly had this. But, this topic does make me curious.

Reply 17

OP

Are there any gay guys out there who can explain their friendships with straight guys?
Sorry if I am asking too many questions, but I don't have an LGBT figure in my life so I end up asking such questions on forums.

Reply 18

username3715802

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I am going to guess that you had friends before you came out gay, why not just stay with the same group of friends

Reply 19

OP