how do you tell if someone else is gay?
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It's not like you are actually going to see some one having intercourse with some one else to be able to determine this.\n\nHere's an interesting website that gives other people's views on determining if some one is gay or not:\n\nhttp://www.ehow.com/how_17204_determine-someone-else.html
149248
YOU CAN'T! Just like you can't tell with ordinary, non-celebrities!! There is no 'gay-dar', the only way to know for sure is to hear it from the lips of the celebrity themselves, otherwise, it's just unkind speculation.
792349
Well, chances are that most people who love you already know, you just haven't confirmed it yet.  Stay calm and think good thoughts.  Being gay is not terrible, but some people may need time to accept it.  Try setting aside time, free from distractions, and tell the person.  If it is a friend and they react poorly, don't push it, let them figure it out.  Continue to be a good friend, but if they choose to not be  good friend, consider yourself lucky to be able to sort the wheat from the chaff so easily.  Your family will love and accept you- you are family.  It is better to be honest and true, living your life fully as a good person, that force yourself to live in fear, lying.
561433
What a great question! This is something that gays and lesbians wonder all the time. Can someone tell if you are gay or not? Some people believe there is such a thing as "gaydar." Gaydar is a sixth sense that gays and lesbians have to distinguish gay or bisexual people from heterosexual people. \n\nIs gaydar for real? Some people will swear it is. Personally I think that we gays, lesbians and bisexuals develop gaydar as a type of survival intuition. We need to be able to suss out who is and who isn't gay because hitting on the wrong person could be big trouble for us! \n\nYou will find some people who are convinced they just can't tell who is and isn't gay--even ones who are gay themselves. And then there are those people who fool everyone--even the ones who think they can tell. \n\nTo answer your question: Can people tell if you are gay or not? My guess is that they just sense that there is something about you that seems open. Maybe they are just hoping you're gay. You may even be giving off signals that you are not even aware of because now you ARE open to such kind of flirtation.
358416
Unless they admit or you catch them at it - you cant find out.\n\nYou just have to trust your partner or you'll push them into the arms of someone else anyway.
1062664
u can tell if a man is gay most of the time. females r hard to tell that thier gay unless shes a butch.
411073
HOnestly, there isn't one.  Sorry to be crass about it, but there is no magic bean here.  If you look around this section of Yahoo Answers, you'll find all sorts of people who want to know how they can fuction as gay people without anyone knowing they are gay, and the answer is you can't.  At the very least, you'll have to let the person you are interested in know you are interested, which is going to give up the secret real quick.\n\nThere are some things you can do with sampling however.  Spot tests are good -- bring up some gay topic like doesn't it suck that gay people can't get married or you don't see what the big deal about gayness.  If the person agrees with you and seems ok with it, then you can cautiously proceed.  If he violently disagrees with you, then back the hell off.
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yes specially when one of them is homosexual.
453690
Just by looking at them. All the homos have that certain "look" about them. It's okay that they're homos, I'm just saying you can easily tell.\n\nPlus they all lisp.
1116724
You probably want to stay clear of that one as you may lose a friend.. You can tell them  you are gay.. That's accepted today.. BUT if you tell him you are gay and you are in love with him,  you risk losing him as a friend.  Start out with baby steps and then if he is cool and opens up to you too and tells you he is gay, maybe you want to begin with trust, going out with him, working out with him etcc... He will get the message and you will see from his demeanor whether you have a chance or are even his type.. To recap, you can come out to him.. If he comes out to you, then you need to be passive and let him figure out that maybe you are the guy for him.. BUT don't comeout and tell him you love him.. Disaster waiting to happen..
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Does he know about your sexual orientation ?\nHe might like you too but is also not sure if you like him or not ?\nIf he knowes that you are gay, and he does all these signs that make you doubt that he's gay, it could be because he's trying to sense some signals from your part too.\n\ntry to find out about his environment. what do people around him in his community think about gays and lesbians? maybe he is but he's afraid of being rejected for who he is?
965823
Why do you have to do anything?  What does sexual orientation have to do with friendship.  If you care for this person as a friend, I don't see the problem.  I have gay friends, and it has never come between the friendship we share.  If it's something troublesome to you, talk it over with them, I'm sure they would appreciate your honesty.
540848
Strike up a conversation about someone who is gay and see what their stance is. Then tell them if it isn't too terrible.
875448
i dont know the guy probably was gay
66489
Get to know him. Mention a news story that you've seen on gay people or a friend you know is gay or tell him that you are gay/bi, and ask him what he thinks. If he reacts well to gay issues, just tell him you like him. Even if he doesn't feel the same way towards you, if he's comfortable with gay people you can still be friends.
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Listen closely, you don't want to lose a valuable friendship.\n\nGay people (or people who are confused about their sexual orientation) tend to think that ANYONE who is sweet is gay. That is NOT TRUE. I have a teacher, who seems VERY GAY. He's way tooooo sweet to seem straight, his voice even has that little tone to it.. i swear i would have finished his class believing he was truly gay. Then one day, i was out, and went to give him my excuse, and he said, "don't worry about it, I was out to, I cancelled class. My wifes aunt passed away so we had to go to her funeral in Flint." I was like, oh, you're married? and he said, "yes.. here you can see her picture" and she was a she.\n\nMORAL OF THE STORY: not everyone whos nice and seems gay is gay. People now have a adefinition of being gay.\nGay= a guy whos nice and sweet, and has a certain ring to his voice, and in most cases is hot.\nbut that is not completely true, as a matter of fact it's completely false. Society tends to give false images..\n\nBe careful. If he's gay, he's gay. If not, then he's not.\n\nWhat you can do is, confess that you're gay, or you think you might be, and tell him you don't want it to ruin your friendship.\n\nIf he's gay, he'll be comfortable enough to say he is. If not, then he'll probably get freaked out at first, but then come around to accept you for who you are.
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Go on and ask him. He's very open to the idea of being gay. You guys should help each other discover your sexual orientations and preferences. But don't rush into things that fast because you guys are still young. People switch teams all the time. Just take things a step at a time. Focus on discovering who you really are. G'luck!