https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/inclusive-insight/202112/can-gay-and-straight-men-really-be-friends
Key points. Friendships between gay and straight men are often assumed to be impossible, given high levels of homophobia among straight men. Many gay and straight men report having friends of a

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/study-says-brains-of-gay/
The same is true for heterosexual men and lesbians. ... They found that the straight men and gay women had asymmetrical brains; that is, the cerebrum (the largest part of the brain, which is

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/3e75b380-f622-4345-a383-4f948fc1013c
Femininity is traditionally viewed as a spectacle, or a show. Straight-identified women get to have sexual contact with another woman as long as it is a show for men. Often same-sex sexual contact

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2024/06/20/gay-people-monogamy-polyamory/74152637007/
Philip Lewis, a therapist specializing in gay men's mental health, says stereotypes around the ways gay people date and fall in love do LGBTQ+ people no favors. One stereotype gay men in

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/15365042211035339
In fact, hundreds of thousands of straight-identified men—at least— have had sex with other men. Estimates from one survey, the National Survey of Family Growth, indicate that a little over 1 percent of straight-identified men between the ages of 15 and 44 have had consensual sex with at least one other man, which equates to about 689,000 men.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/brains-of-gay-people-resemble-those-of-straight-people-of-opposite-sex
Symmetry. Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), Savic and Lindstrom showed that the brain's two halves are almost exactly the same size in straight women and gay men. However, both straight

https://time.com/5026092/mostly-straight-sexual-identity-bisexual-gay/
Yet the evidence suggests that more young men identify or describe themselves as mostly straight than identify as either bisexual or gay combined. A 2011-2013 U.S. government poll f ound that

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/shame/201902/the-ways-gay-men-are-more-masculine-they-realize
In short, gay men are much more like straight men than we usually think. Sexuality . At one time or another, many gays have had a straight man confide his envy for our "ease in getting laid

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/sex-sexuality-and-romance/202104/is-straight-man-really-straight
When mostly straight men entertained or had sexual relations with a man, provided it was the right man (attractive, hot, his type) or the right circumstances (after a party, sleeping in the same

https://www.apa.org/monitor/apr03/differences
The purpose of the study, says Bailey, was to explore a basic question about the relationship between sexual arousal and sexual orientation that has its roots in studies conducted in the 1960s. That research, says Bailey, showed that heterosexual and gay men could be distinguished on the basis of their erectile response to pictures of nude men

https://www.advocate.com/society/culture/2013/02/25/gay-men-straight-women-their-connection-explained
Straight women and gay men make natural friends, according to researchers at Texas Christian University. A recent study of 88 heterosexual women and 58 gay males found that straight women and gay

https://news.ubc.ca/2021/03/why-do-some-straight-men-have-sex-with-other-men/
Other men chose to have sex with men for reasons related to masculinity. Some men enjoyed receiving anal sex from other men because this act allowed them to experience pleasure, but without the pressure they felt when they had sex with women. For example, several men explained that they felt like they were expected to be in control when they

https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna50981531
Ditto for Stanford and Carrie. Now a new psychology study has provided evidence that gay men and straight women are the perfect friends with benefits - as long as the benefits have to do with

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/straight-men-face-educational-crisis-gay-men-excel-academically-study-rcna18018
Some 6 percent of gay men have a Ph.D., J.D. or M.D. — a rate 50 percent higher than that of straight men. Mittleman found that gay men's considerably higher levels of educational attainment

https://slate.com/human-interest/2014/01/what-is-homophobia-why-straight-men-are-right-to-be-afraid-of-homosexuality.html
In an environment of growing acceptance, we condemn homophobic feelings, particularly in men, because we think they come from inside the individual and are thus his full responsibility. A man who

https://beyond.ubc.ca/why-straight-men-have-sex-with-other-men/
When a closeted gay or bisexual man has sex with another man, he views that sex as reflecting his secret identity. He is not open about that identity, likely because he fears discrimination. When a straight man has sex with another man, however, he views himself as straight despite his sex with men. In my book, Still Straight: Sexual

https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/sex-life-of-the-american-male/201507/straight-men-who-have-sex-with-other-men-in-their-own
One of the earliest studies, "The Bisexual and Non-Gay Attached Research Project" from the early 1990s, found that participants engaging in same-sex sexual behavior but not identifying as gay or

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/research-finds-differences-lesbian-brains-flna1C9468415
May 8, 2006, 2:00 PM PDT / Source: The Associated Press. Lesbians' brains react differently to sex hormones than those of heterosexual women. An earlier study of gay men also showed their brain

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/15365042211035339
Why do some straight-identified men have sex with other men? Not all are closeted gay or bisexual men. Nor are they all just experimenting. In fact, hundreds of thousands of straight-identified men—at least— have had sex with other men. Estimates from one survey, the National Survey of Family Growth, indicate that a little over 1 percent of

https://magazine.alumni.ubc.ca/2021/why-do-some-straight-men-have-sex-other-men
Other men chose to have sex with men for reasons related to masculinity. Some men enjoyed receiving anal sex from other men because this act allowed them to experience pleasure, but without the pressure they felt when they had sex with women. For example, several men explained that they felt like they were expected to be in control when they

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/15365042211035339?icid=int.sj-abstract.similar-articles.8
Homophobia and biphobia do inform many men's beliefs about gay, bisexual, and straight identities and impact their decision to identify as straight. Ultimately, however, prejudice is only one of many reasons men who report sex with other men identify as straight. For some men, it plays a large role, and for other men, a small one.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5442596/
Whereas mainstream gay men often do not engage in desired or preferred ... and even public health can better explain and address the needs of men with same-sex attractions. Health disparities may exist for some of these subcultures. ... Haynes SD, Own L. Body image, eating behaviors, and attitudes toward exercise among gay and straight men

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/all-about-sex/200905/gays-vs-straights-any-differences-in-sexual-satisfaction
The only difference was that women, both lesbian and straight, felt somewhat more satisfied with non-genital caresses than men, both gay and straight, presumably because compared with women, men

https://www.psychologicalscience.org/publications/observer/obsonline/women-warm-up-faster-to-gay-men-than-straight-guys-study-suggests.html
Post-interaction, both members of straight woman-gay man (SW-GM) dyads reported higher levels of interpersonal rapport with their partner than those in straight woman-straight man (SW-SM) dyads. Upon reviewing the 12 minutes of video footage, female participants also reported over 30% more comfort-related feelings toward their gay conversation

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https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/unwrapped/202406/what-straight-therapists-need-to-know-about-gay-male-clients
The most popular question is whether it is okay for a heterosexual therapist to work with a gay man. The answer is undoubtedly: yes! Despite the fact that many gay men do feel safer working with a