# Is it gay? You decide.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-gay-you-decide/612976>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 15, 2012, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-gay-you-decide/612976 "2012-02-15T23:00:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2012, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-gay-you-decide/612976/41 "2012-02-17T23:03:01Z")

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> [@Illuminatiprimus](#):
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> You never said this was a joke thread, so I don’t see why posters can’t express frustration at the ridiculousness of your rationale. Plus your disclaimer isn’t a get out for asking what is in essence a pretty dumb question, if that’s what you thought you were getting.
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> You saying there’s nothing wrong with being gay doesn’t mitigate that it’s non-nonsensical to ask whether masturbating online with what you thought was a woman could in fact have been a homosexual act because it might (MIGHT!) have been a man. Unless you’re open to the possibility of being laughed at for asking something so silly, but it doesn’t look like it from this post.

In my disclaimer I also said: Who cares if it is gay. That alone pretty much implies my apathy. Obviously, this isn’t a question that is going to keep me up at night.

And yes, you are right. It’s a ridiculous question. Which is why I didn’t feel it necessary to state the obvious: This is all in good humor.

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**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2012, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-gay-you-decide/612976/42 "2012-02-18T05:24:30Z")

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> [@Yookeroo](#):
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> And yet the poll show thee votes for “gay”. Weird.

I? Forsooth, 'twast surely _thee_, sirrah.

And that’s “_Wyrd Sister,_” if you please.

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**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2012, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-gay-you-decide/612976/43 "2012-02-18T05:32:39Z")

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I’m reserving my call till Rick Santorum weighs in.

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**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2012, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-gay-you-decide/612976/44 "2012-02-18T06:07:24Z")

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Was it in a threeway? It’s not gay if it was in a threeway.

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**Author:** ![Just\_Ed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Just\_Ed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Ed)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2012, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-gay-you-decide/612976/45 "2012-02-18T13:52:51Z")

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> [@Lemur866](#):
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> Was it in a threeway? It’s not gay if it was in a threeway.

Unless _both_ of the other two were _also_ guys.

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**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2012, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-gay-you-decide/612976/46 "2012-02-18T18:57:15Z")

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An all-male three-way, gay or not? Hmm…

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