Why do people associate gay/lesbian with having sexual relationships?

What I meant in the question was, that many people consider gay/lesbian people disgusting, because they imagine homosexual people sleeping together.





Why do people automatically think that if someone is gay/lesbian, they are having sex together? (Or is it just people in my school who thinks that way?)





Is there a separate term for people who just like their same sex?





I just thought it was weird...I was reading some of the questions that were previously asked here to make sure there weren't similar questions, and realized that people associate homosexuals always having sex in a relationship. I mean, even in heterosexual relationship, people do not necessarily have sex...I hope people understand where I'm going. I was interested in hearing what you think?

Why do people associate gay/lesbian with having sexual relationships?
That is society for you and ofcourse it depends on ppls belief's and how they are brought up - their surroundings as to what they think and perceive 'a person; to be or be intimate with'.


Whether the person in general is black, white, str8, gay or obese. Ppl will imagine what they believe to be associated with that person.


Same sex couples, are couples like any other cple. The only difference is, that society can sometimes, make anyone different feel like a freak - ie. gothik ppl, get stared at and ridiculed because they walk, dress, etc different.


I think, ppl will come to their own conclusions about a person - its no different from them being disgusted by an old cple being intimate.


Lets hope society %26amp; some individuals become more understanding.
Reply:i hear where you are going...and it seems that the straight community does identify us solely be the sexual act. ---their loss.
Reply:It's sad but in the mind of many people what makes a person bi/gay/lesbian is solely based upon who they sleep with and it's difficult for them to think of anything else. What some people don't understand is that being bi/gay/lesbian is more about a person's feelings and attraction and less about the actual sex act.
Reply:Thinking about other people's sex lives is usually pretty disgusting. Try walking along the street and imagining all the people you see - regardless of their sexuality - doing the nasty... it's an unpleasant thought experiment.





Because queer people are identified by their sexuality, straight people identify us by virtue of what they imagine we do in bed (often wildly inaccurately). But if you identify 'heterosexuals' on the same basis, you'll soon realise that they're every bit as revolting as us, if not more so.

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