# Who would you go gay for? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 24, 2003, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-go-gay-for/177150 "2003-05-24T00:04:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-go-gay-for/177150/41 "2003-05-24T20:39:46Z")
Oh, if I HAD to have sex with a man, I suppose I’d do it with Jamie Lee Curtis and Donna Summer. What? They’re men, aren’t they? Every other thread says so! ---
**Author:** ![FallenAngel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@FallenAngel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FallenAngel)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-go-gay-for/177150/42 "2003-05-24T21:24:56Z")
I have no problem with the idea of gay sex, it’s the **kissing** another guy that’s always been the “whoa” point. That being noted, I’d still be willing to give it a shot with Vin Diesel (that man is just TOO physically perfect) or Wesley Snipes (ditto, depending on how he’s wearing his hair that week.) It’s weird, since I’m not really attracted to dark women as a demographic - with some notable exceptions - but the men I’d considering switch hitting with are almost always darker than caucasian and muscular. ---
**Author:** ![Baranlaith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@Baranlaith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baranlaith)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-go-gay-for/177150/43 "2003-05-24T21:45:13Z")
**Giraffe** _“Incredibly smooth flirting – friendly and nice, but with direct, undisguised interest.”_ I’m intrigued by this sentence. (And I suspect I’m not the only one.) Could you give us all some details about this “incredibly smooth flirting”? ---
**Author:** ![Gotterfunken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/58956e/32.png) [@Gotterfunken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gotterfunken)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2003, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-go-gay-for/177150/44 "2003-05-25T00:42:10Z")
**John Malkovich**. But not until he gets rid of that ridiculous goatee. ---
**Author:** ![roadrunner70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19b73/32.png) [@roadrunner70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roadrunner70)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2003, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-go-gay-for/177150/45 "2003-05-25T00:50:13Z")
If I _had_ to have sex with a guy, I guess I’d go with **Bea Arthur**. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2003, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-go-gay-for/177150/46 "2003-05-25T00:57:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mangetout \* > \*\*mmmm, yeah, me too… > > Oh hang on, I’m a bloke, so it doesn’t count. > > Ewan MacGregor (with beard as in Episode 2) - I’m not sure how far I’d go though, probably just sort of embarrassed manly cuddling etc. \*\* Mmmm…Ewan McGregor-oh wait. Can’t pick him in this thread. Let’s see, Kate Winslet. I love Kate-she’s just the coolest. ---
**Author:** ![elelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@elelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elelle)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2003, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-go-gay-for/177150/47 "2003-05-25T01:16:36Z")
Marlene Dietrich, and in the same vein, Uma Thurman. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2003, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-go-gay-for/177150/48 "2003-05-25T01:53:38Z")
I personally would rather change sexes briefly and become a gay man. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2003, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-go-gay-for/177150/49 "2003-05-25T01:56:02Z")
Interesting. You are the female equivalent of Eddie Izzard **Guin** He’s a lesbian trapped inside a man’s body. (nd he’s fucking funny too.) ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2003, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-go-gay-for/177150/50 "2003-05-25T02:04:53Z")
[Ute Lemper](http://www.deccaclassics.com/artists/lemper/). In a minute. And **Guin** and **Lob** , _some_one is going to come along and teach you the difference between “gay” and “transgendered,” with a two-by-four, one of these days . . . ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2003, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-go-gay-for/177150/51 "2003-05-25T03:39:22Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Baranlaith \* > \*\ ***Giraffe** > > _“Incredibly smooth flirting – friendly and nice, but with direct, undisguised interest.”_ > > I’m intrigued by this sentence. (And I suspect I’m not the only one.) Could you give us all some details about this “incredibly smooth flirting”? \*\* What made it very smooth was the fact that it conveyed a clear, unmistakable message (I find you attractive and would like to have sex with you), but it was also very cool and low pressure. If I wasn’t interested, which it turned out I wasn’t, that was fine. No hurt feelings, no big deal – friendly banter and jokes were exchanged, and he moved on. I see why straight women value confidence so much – it’s impressive to be on the receiving end. And it’s flattering to have someone approach you solely because they find you attractive. As a guy, it seems like a great situation. No bullshit, no invented excuses to start talking to someone, no pretense that you didn’t actually come over solely because you found the other person hot but instead want to get to know them as a person. Sometimes you just want to have sex with someone you find attractive – if that other person is also a guy, odds are they’re going to be on board with the concept, even if they don’t necessarily want to have sex with you. Because being direct and smooth has very high probability of immediate returns, I’m not surprised everyone who approached me was so good at it. It pays to be good at it. If I was gay, I’d definitely spend a few months being a total slut. No question about it. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Urban\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Urban\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urban_Ranger)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2003, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-go-gay-for/177150/52 "2003-05-25T05:27:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by TheFunkySpaceCowboy \* > Uhm, since I’m not at all attracted to other men, there isn’t a man alive that I would go gay for. Agreed. Aren’t there enough babes out there to keep one straight? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![CanvasShoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2003, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-go-gay-for/177150/53 "2003-05-25T06:00:47Z")
I cannot imagine any woman that would affect me that way. If it was a life or death matter, I’d have to say I’d be more likely to pick a very very feminine woman. I’m not sure why though, because I really love big, muscle-y, strong men. Maybe it’s because I know a woman couldn’t compete, so why bother? And because having seen extreme body building women, I find them an “extreme” turn-off? It’s not something that’s ever crossed my mind, except when someone asks “what if”. ---
**Author:** ![insomnia4AM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/4bbf92/32.png) [@insomnia4AM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/insomnia4AM)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2003, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-go-gay-for/177150/54 "2003-05-25T07:17:54Z")
Funny, I come across this thread hours after I had this very conversation tonight… My pick was **Charlize Theron** (may have spelled it wrong). More so in the movie “Devils Advocate” where she had the short brown hair, than anything else. ---
**Author:** ![ArcticCircle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@ArcticCircle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArcticCircle)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2003, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-go-gay-for/177150/55 "2003-05-25T07:22:26Z")
Hmmmm … It would have to be with someone with great character like: Dag hammarskjold, Oskar Schindler or Raul Wallenberg. I fell in love with their honor, virtures, courage and minds… so why not their bodies? ---
**Author:** ![Rapunzel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/cc9497/32.png) [@Rapunzel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rapunzel)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2003, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-go-gay-for/177150/56 "2003-05-25T19:54:18Z")
Debbie Harry circa 1978.😉 ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2003, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-go-gay-for/177150/57 "2003-05-25T21:50:44Z")
No-I mean, I’d wake up tomorrow as a man, and I’d still be attracted to guys. (It’s just a joke, because I’m such a huge fan of slash fan fiction. Sorry, **Eve** , I didn’t mean anything nasty-HONEST!) ---
**Author:** ![look\_ninjas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b2d939/32.png) [@look\_ninjas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/look_ninjas)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2003, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-go-gay-for/177150/58 "2003-05-25T22:05:12Z")
I’m another one for Audrey Tatou. She’s just so damn adorable. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2003, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-go-gay-for/177150/59 "2003-05-25T22:08:10Z")
Oh, don’t worry, **Guin** , I know you better than that (hastily hiding two-by-four behind her back) . . . ---
**Author:** ![SolGrundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@SolGrundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SolGrundy)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2003, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-go-gay-for/177150/60 "2003-05-25T22:37:22Z")
I just took two cross-country flights and for some reason they were showing _The Recruit_ both ways. I didn’t listen to it, but every once in a while I’d look up at the screen and think, “Damn, now I see what all the hubub is about **Collin Farrell**.” I wouldn’t turn the guy down. Especially if he brought Bridget Moynihan with him. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-go-gay-for/177150.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-go-gay-for/177150.md?page=4)