What are some of the reasons that gay men stay hidden in the closet?
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1. They don't want the view that other people have of them to change, especially family and friends.\n2. They fear that it will be harmful to their careers if they came out.\n3. They fear repercussions from the church or other religious institutions.\n4. They like living a secret life -- their lifestyle might conflict with their own internal value systems but since only they know that (among the most important people in their lives), it doesn't effect them much as long as that life is kept a secret.\n5. They know that sometimes society mistakenly associates lack of manliness with homosexuality, and that is something they cannot put up with.\n6. They fear loss of inheritance from elderly parents or other relatives.\n7. They somehow can't realize that important people around them already know.\n8. They have never really fully accepted their own sexual orientation.  To come out to another person would force them to see themselves as something other than a straight person who is confused or experimenting.
80753
It's not the woman's fault, the man was always gay and knew it, he just wasn't ready to come out the closet or ready to admit to everyone that he was into men. Nothing wrong with realizing who your are, but in these type of situations someone always gets hurt.
965810
why do some guys want to be straight and why do they not like guys?
1041346
Many just can't get past the gay thing.They are more concerned with what two guys do in the privacy of their own homes then with what they themselves do.Jesus would not approve and would again say to modern followers, "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone".
305645
I don't think we do. I'm gay and have been out at work for a year and a half. When I first told the guys there, they told me that they would never have known if I didn't tell them. About a month ago one of them told me "I still can't believe your gay". The thing is that most gay guys don't act "weird". Most act just like the guy next door. That's why you can never know for sure who is gay and who is not.  There are a lot of men out there who have a lot of the "feminine" traits but they are straight.  Who's to know?
278484
Is lebanon one of the nations that executes or arrests gay men? If so you may need to stay closeted for the rest of your life if you wish to stay. Perhaps you could try to become a politically active person and change that.
1071229
its because the rainbow is generally associated with them, but just because someone wears it doesnt mean they are gay it just might of been on whatever you are wearing at the time...
16982
Men do have a sensitive feminine side and because of this feminine side they like to keep it hidden.  It's an ego thing they think that if they reveal it they are going to look gay or weak.
724779
Gay guys are often the first guys larger girls/women feel safe around.  Maybe because:\n\n- they know you won't use them for sex\n- they know you understand what it's like to be discriminated against or called names or harrassed\n- if you're "out" you can hang out with them in public places and you won't feel the need to do and say things to let people know "we're not dating" like some straight guy friends might who are worried about their reputation\n- if you're not interested in them sexually, it's nothing personal, so there's no real insult to hurt their self esteem\n- you're usually pretty fun to be around\n- you often have a better handle on sensitivity and emotional literacy than straight guys do, at a much younger age\n- less macho or sexist B.S. to put up with\n- at least a dozen other reasons\n\nTake it as a compliment.  Girls like gay guys.  \n(As for the marriage piece, that part I don't get and haven't noticed.)
1116626
Physically gay- i really dont know but mentally guy- yes- all of them are because they cant be a man enough to show their faces and always are under cover. They live amongst men and die for a man
1075641
straight men who want to come out of the closet and housewives who don't have enough sex with their husbands.
555024
of course they are all secretly gay.lusting over the actions of half dressed men get sweaty can't be seen in anyother way.
906217
Because they are not gay..................
681988
Unusual, yes, most straight guys I know are freaked out by gay men.  I wish I could find a straight man that is comfortable around gay people.  My best friend (whom I live with) is gay and I would love to find a man that would be comfortable with my best friend .
365873
It means that they won't ask you if you are gay, that way you don't have to tell them.
471795
Maybe you have some underlying gay tendencies that your trying to suppress. It bothers you because it is turning you on...
270586
People are always looking for something to blame for their problems. It's more than easy to say that their problems is a result of their chosen sexual orientation.Some straight people blame their problem on other things also...poverty, ethnicty, or other things. Good question...why should they be allowed to 'throw fits' and get all the attention?