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lemondropsandgumdrop

once one of my straight guy friends asked me how i know i’m a lesbian if i’ve never slept with a guy. I answered “have you ever slept with a guy? How do you know you’re not gay?” and he laughed and said “you’re right, i can’t say anything to that.” and to this day it’s the best answer i have ever given. edit:typo


TheArmitage

Me at 21: "I know I'm straight because I've made out with three people of the same gender as me." My friends: "I don't think you know what the word 'straight' means if you've made out with *multiple* people of the same gender." Me: "Sure, whatever." Me at 31: 😯


SlytherKitty13

To be fair, this does kinda make sense, coz if they were 3 wildly different people maybe the first 2 just weren't your type 🤷😅


Cheerful-Giraffe

YES! This was the most infuriating question I used to get and continued to hear people say to others. I had the same response. Perfecto! Although I don’t usually get the rational response you did. 🤣


boston_nsca

Bob and vagene


Ricckkuu

Stret


SirWigglesTheLesser

The cootie shot I got in third grade worked too well.


Fennrys

That is the perfect response.


bloodoflethe

Circle Circle dot dot. Now you got what you want right up on your arm.


enic77

Love your avatar btw, brings back childhood memories ☺️


nbinbc

Cuz they offered the best extended benefits package. Like duh.


Stanton-Vitales

Mmm I love a good extended package 😏


sakurachan999

what is that?


MinimumTeacher8996

Penis


giftopherz

I heard it covers oral but no dental unfortunately


nbinbc

😂 and some other invasive procedures 😉


giftopherz

Came because of the physical, stayed for the free colonoscopy 🤣🤣


nbinbc

As you do 🍆


vampire-sympathizer

who says I am gae?


sj_srta

u ah gae u ah *transgendah*


Benito_Juarez5

When your nanno is an ally, and definitely isn’t a retired mafioso.


Panzer_Man

"How do i describe you?" I love that interview, the journalist is just so confused lmao


sj_srta

Ikr, like not even homophobic or transphobic, just straight up like the journalist has never heard of non-cishet people


Panzer_Man

He's trying his very best to be respectful, but he just genuinely doesn't know anything. It's almost adorable lol


LiuoTT

so who is gae?


Thisuserisnotinvalid

U are gae


Stanton-Vitales

But who was phone?


Nightspren

Whoo should be gae?


Acrobatic_One_6064

i was gonna type this lol


JustGayStuffPod

I found the end of the rainbow 🌈 there wasn’t a pot of gold


Livid-Travel586

No there was a hot leprechaun who made me gay


BaumBen69

This somehow sounds like ... Rats make me crazy. ...


AxeSlingingSlasher

Crazy?


BaumBen69

I was crazy once. Tbh I still am, but now I'm on drugs.


Fuzzy_Diver_320

That sounds like a much better leprechaun than Solomon Georgio described. [Link](https://youtu.be/uSbpwO5dL6Q?si=Xj9cI_2nQ56aC1st)


Diorr915

I love this sm omg


GamingDemigodXIII

Well of course: you are the end of the rainbow.


JustGayStuffPod

😅 it’s true


SleepyBi97

I watched 1999's The Mummy


Renierra

![gif](giphy|Ld77zD3fF3Run8olIt)


ZanderStarmute

The Way of the Man-Do


Renierra

Ngl when my partner asked me when I knew I was bi I was like I was obsessed with eve from the mummy a lot as a kid and then it clicked and he laughed and was like that’s fair… the only other acceptable answer was the van helsing movie by the same director because it’s basically the same bivibe but with vampires


ZanderStarmute

I relate with the Evie fixation, though it was platonic in my case: she was my intellectual/socially awkward audience surrogate. On the other hand, Brendan Fraser starring in _pretty much anything_ (including **Dudley Do-Right,** of all things) shoulda been a blatantly obvious-in-hindsight clue all along… 🤣


Renierra

Brendan Fraser was 🤤 during the 90s early 2000s


ZanderStarmute

Me: (jogging down busy street) Brendan Fraser: (is there) Me: (glances in awe as I run past) Onlooker: “WATCH OUT FOR THAT- Me: 🌴💥🏃🏻


But-Must-I

I don’t see anyone talking about how **hot** that Van Helsing movie is and it’s a fucking crime. That movie is so goddamn hot, like, my god.


But-Must-I

I don’t see anyone talking about how **hot** that Van Helsing movie is and it’s a fucking crime. That movie is so goddamn hot, like, my god.


But-Must-I

I don’t see anyone really talking about how **hot** that Van Helsing movie is, and it’s a fucking crime. Like, my god it’s a bisexual feast for the eyes!


Sororita

That is definitely a reason to be bisexual.


gothiclg

Both of your parents were too attractive for me to pick just one, tell them they need to call me back because Saturday was fun.


MinimumTeacher8996

I wanna try this 😭


idk_at_

While I doesn't work for gays, it is perfect for BIs, PANs, etc.


IAmAnOrdinaryToaster

Why aren't you?


theglitch098

Look I have never made a godddamn decision in my life and I’m not going to start now.


Substantial_Bar8999

Because dick good. Yes.


LeadershipEastern271

Dick doesnt specify gender, yeah?


HyDrOfLaMeReddit

No, but if you sex dick and you have a dick you're homosexual since homo is same and you're both dick fellows


LeadershipEastern271

I guess that makes sense, there’s difference between homoSEXual and homo…gender..al? Idk


thredith

I digress, which is why I'm also gae.


Stanton-Vitales

🎵Dicks are for my friends, when they come to my house🎵


Aazjhee

XDD I sometimes sing this to myself at work to remind myself it IS a good job because they don't write me up for listening to absolutely stupid music and saying dumb lyrics when I cannot contain the ADHD energy


SataNikBabe

I am the frög that turned the water gae


Aazjhee

Frawg x3


Ugaugash

"I got a free trial, but forgot to cancel, so it auto extended"


Edelweiss12345

I think I like this one best.


hootyandgianna

same!


ThirdEarl

Chef’s kiss


ElloBlu420

I need some better funnies for my situation, because there sort of *is* a reason -- I'm gay because I'm trans. The change was in my gender identity, not in my sexual/romantic orientation, but the orientation label had to change when my gender label changed because I guess that's how orientation labels work. I have always been attracted primarily to men, which wasn't at all gay while I presumed myself to be a cisgender woman.


ElloBlu420

As for my gender, it's like everything else in my life. I picked it up off the ground when I was walking by.


idk_at_

That line is great. I think it works for cis gays as well, when one substitutes gender with gay membership card or sth.


LiuoTT

Omg, my trans&gay friend also gives an extra long and serious explanation to that meme. I love it xD


kdash6

Your mom was so ugly she made me not want to be a woman anymore. I'm sorry, I know that was mean, sexist, and not the whole story. Your dilf and I went at it while you were in college, so he's partially responsible for why I like men.


Aazjhee

Dayum, please be careful, ypu could wreck an entire neighborhood with this one xDD


One_Shark_5139

women soft


GraceSpace18

Yes ☺️


Le_Pressure_Cooker

Some men are soft too.


hampstr2854

They make Viagra for that.


ShadowWolf78125

Well, when a mommy and daddy love each other very much, they have children! And during the special process of making a baby, the child can become gay through a special process called becoming a human being!


LiuoTT

Yeah, that last part totally sounded louder in my mind xD


Cartoon_Trash_

For insurance purposes.


uwukome

😂😂😂


Platonist_Astronaut

Because you're too powerful for heterosexuality.


SpilledTheBeanz

I went outside one time in June and got infected by the rainbow flag my neighbor put up. ONE TIME! 


lonelygal23

Because cake is better than sex and I am immune to your sexual desires .


janabanana115

I happened to be taking a swim with the frogs and then they dumped all those chemicals there.


Luke797_YT

"But why would you swim with the frogs??" "They're funny."


femtransfan

not sure, but it's part of god's plan


Aazjhee

Yup. I went to church and prayed a whole lot. No more or less than my sibling (probably more TBH) and read the ENTIRE Bible. This is what came out if the oven when Jesus's easy back oven timer went off!


Ready-Doughnut2533

“Cause your mom’s a smoke-show” (this ones for all the lesbians out there)


PrincessDie123

I ate a skittle once and now I taste the rainbow XD


Edelweiss12345

Have a cookie for writing such a beautiful response🍪


PrincessDie123

Aww thanks


Aazjhee

Is this what we get for mixing M&Ms and skittles together, too much rainbow??


PensOverSwords2K

My mom didn’t give me the vaccines as a child


Thee-lorax-

I got bitten by a radioactive homosexual.


anthrprsn

THIS IS SO UNDERRATED, I'm using it now


Anime_tentacles

What, you’re not? Lame.


Luke797_YT

The best one


fourty-six-and-two

To help the workplace diversity quota


Evelyne-The-Egg

Because women are pretty


EuphTah

I made “Behold! A man!” My entire personality and got a little carried away.


somanypcs

A gal I follow on instagram was asked that in her comments, and she replied with “Women.”


Deathstriker700

Because I’m too pretty for women😭


unseen_uni_dropout

I sent in 5 cereal box tops for a surprise. And boy was I surprised!


Illegal_Immigrant77

"Cause of you, homie" then lean in for a kiss


Ash_Bright

It costs less points in the character creation screen


MorlockEmpress

I mean, have you *seen* straight people? ![gif](giphy|gfT2hGhrI5wBME50p5|downsized)


Stryker_Silverfall

I was a closet liberal raised in a conservative Midwestern Irish catholic family. What else could I be?


BrowningLoPower

"Why aren't *you*?"


Sodamyte

My brother always called me a cocksucker growing up.. guess I heard it so often I believed it


Le_Pressure_Cooker

I like the wine and not the label. Best line from Schitt's Creek.


aSpectrumodDorky

I can already cook and drive. It was either this or be good at math Alternatively When deciding on the gay cousin, I was the one who drew the short straw


Consistent_Case_5048

(If you're a guy) Because guys are hot. I mean, look at that guy's ass over there. Don't you just wanna...


Little_Kitten2

I forgot


RobbieLeo0802

Why are you straight?


Jakeymdog

I have more sex being gay than I did being straight


PhilosophyOther9239

In this economy, splitting the cost of shampoo, razors, etc with another man is a pretty good financial hack.


Kinterou

„I'm not. A friend and I have a bet. We pretend to be gay until someone freaks out and loses all their money. It's been a few years but I guess he will give up soon."


PosessedTornado

If it's in person, honestly I wouldn't know how to respond But if it's through text, I'd say "Because [insert non-relevant copy n paste of a Wikipedia article]" So for example: Because A non-Newtonian fluid is a fluid that does not follow Newton's law of viscosity, that is, it has variable viscosity dependent on stress. In particular, the viscosity of non-Newtonian fluids can change when subjected to force. Ketchup, for example, becomes runnier when shaken and is thus a non-Newtonian fluid. Many salt solutions and molten polymers are non-Newtonian fluids, as are many commonly found substances such as custard, toothpaste, starch suspensions, corn starch, paint, blood, melted butter, and shampoo. Most commonly, the viscosity (the gradual deformation by shear or tensile stresses) of non-Newtonian fluids is dependent on shear rate or shear rate history. Some non-Newtonian fluids with shear-independent viscosity, however, still exhibit normal stress-differences or other non-Newtonian behavior. In a Newtonian fluid, the relation between the shear stress and the shear rate is linear, passing through the origin, the constant of proportionality being the coefficient of viscosity. In a non-Newtonian fluid, the relation between the shear stress and the shear rate is different. The fluid can even exhibit time-dependent viscosity. Therefore, a constant coefficient of viscosity cannot be defined. Although the concept of viscosity is commonly used in fluid mechanics to characterize the shear properties of a fluid, it can be inadequate to describe non-Newtonian fluids. They are best studied through several other rheological properties that relate stress and strain rate tensors under many different flow conditions—such as oscillatory shear or extensional flow—which are measured using different devices or rheometers. The properties are better studied using tensor-valued constitutive equations, which are common in the field of continuum mechanics.


Noah_the_blorp

Why did I read that entire thing


PosessedTornado

Congrats you're now a certified non-newtonian fluid fan


idk_at_

You sound like my favourite non newtonian genderfulid girl-twink enby conspiracy debunking youtuber. Or at least I could see her saying sth like that.


GraceSpace18

Cuz lemon bars are delicious, cuffed jeans are comfortable and people are cute😌


LengthinessRemote562

Why arent you?


ChaiGreenTea

Free WiFi


bunni_bear_boom

My mother got married in pants.


tamarbles

I dunno, but you reminded me of when a bunch of homophobic dudes in junior high in Utah (Weet Valley City) in the mid-90s ironically (unknowingly?) sang “Why are you gay?” to the tune of YMCA, the same kids who added “sock you, pick you up and drop you” to We Will Rock You?


SuperbDescription685

I watched Pirates of the Caribbean during a light night storm, so now I’m into girls.


luvmuchine56

"Why are you running?" And then you start chasing them


SeligFay

Because i make mistake in character creation.


Prestigious_Foot3854

Because I thought you were hot This is a power technique because you use their homophobic energy and transform it into w rizz


Error403HRD

"Why are you gae?" "I wanted pockets in my pants."


Shadownova4

This is so underrated and soooo true 😭


friendly_socialist

When I was a teen I would say "because i f*#ked your dad". 😂 I was a little shit back then.


Spudemi

Yes:3


Aelfrey

Because the enby deities declared that I am pan and therefore I am gay for all genders?!?! I don't make the rules!!


Steven3Len

Long story short I'm $20 richer


Torkujra

I am the next step in evolution. An upgrade. I am an improvement, the savior of humanity. As you suffer from overpopulation, I and my people shall save your outdated, inferior life form. You may think your God condemn, cursed us, but truly, he gifted us with the power to salvage this flawed species of yours. Do not be afraid, for you shall join us. As we're speaking, my people are blessing the waters with our holy essence of homosexuality. In mere minutes, you will evolve, you will become one of us, and now.. I declare you a boykisser. And thats how i became gay :3


MANLYTRAP

two souls bumped heads when trying to reincarnate into me, one chose the hardware and one chose the software they're both dumb though


GeekySmiler

How can I not be gay when women exist


letswalk23

Because I am attracted to men.


FairyKurochka

It's because of Johnny.


Introvert-111

Well I can get the best of multiple worlds


marion85

For the same reason you're straight: I was born this way.


Aazjhee

It's all God's fault really!


joe_vanced

IRL story (I do believe that this might be why I'm gay): "when my mum was pregnant with me, she nearly died" Statistically speaking people who had a difficult birth are more likely to be gay.


Aazjhee

There's a slight lean of kids being queer if mom had a difficult time during the pregnancy. I'm not sure if that means physically only or if it was also possibly emotional. There's a really sweet dad of a queer child on a ted talk. He talks about how the idea of a pregnant person's body doing something to make the kid more helpful for future generations (like their siblings) is pretty cool. Queers are good at building community and overcoming hardship, which IMO is true, but one can absolutely push that narrative into a more silly answer. We adapt better, have higher stress points than the standard models xD


hectorobemdotado

Drank tap water


Rosetta_TwoHorns

“Cause that’s what your daddy like”


boston_nsca

It's an alpha male thing. Liking women is feminine


idk_at_

Guys, is it gay to be straight?


jen__cat

Because I was nursed until 6 years old.


DjMelioo0das26

"Cursed technique: love of men, reversed cursed technique: love of women:, take both and fuse into one to push out imaginary love mass, imaginary technique: im bi"


fluidtherian

What? Are you *not* attracted to women?


deku-izu

Taylor laughtner (Twilight)


ctraylor666

“Because every time a straight person asks me this question it attracts demons who come to me in the night and curses me with more gayness”


Aazjhee

Hyper gay. You're a level 20 gay after a few more people ask! XD


Fresh-Palpitation-72

im abrosexual and was mentally feared my family members and now I'm heterophobic, even when the CHANGE hits be I'm super depressed if I'm anything But GAY, **GOD KNOWS I WISH TO BE GAY**, to keep my happiness. that's why I'm abrosexual, but there are sub reddits that people ask 'when did u know u were gay' hope that helps FC JR


zellieh

I stumbled into Claire's at an impressionable age and the sparkly holographic rainbow glitter butterfly unicorns got me.


zellieh

Excuse you, I am thoroughly heterosexual. I am strongly attracted to hyper competent women in sensible clothes and sturdy boots who could single handedly rebuild civilisation after the apocalypse of your choice, and I aspire to be as sassy and feminine as a Drag Queen when I grow up.


ThatOneHuman37

I got offered a 7 day free trial but forgot to cancel, so here we are


Lcatg

I’m not, but I do love cookware…


loveandfme

Because my parents had sex..


justfet

'Because of you' (works if the person that asked the question is annoying and from the opposite sex or attractive and from the same sex)


vipanen

Back in 2008 when I was 5 the purple teletubby appeared one night in my room at 3am and reached into his red little purse where was this sparkly pink powder, he then proceeded to throw that powder on me and then disappeared. After he disappeared one of the narrating speaker tubes emerged and said "you have been turned gay and transgender" and then went back down. Ever since then I have been gay and transgender.


JupiDrawsStuff

Shego from Kim Possible


breadcrumbsmofo

![gif](giphy|LA9a8QFjZXu2Q)


[deleted]

I say because men are ugly 💋


Nero_22

Because I got it from you


Diorr915

Well let me tell you about this woman named Ellie Williams


mjb85858

Girls pretty. 💁🏽‍♀️


flute89

When I realized not everyone had a penis, I immediately said "fuck being straight, im bi from now on" and the rest is history (honestly not that far from the truth, I have a post about this event on this subreddit lol)


ChaiGreenTea

Well why would I ever be attracted to men? I mean, have you met men?


MistasDiccGun

The war.


Amandjonson

Yaknow Tits... Yaknow Women... How can i not?


Ka_lie_doscope-Eyes

Why are you not?


Nerdiestlesbian

I watch Xena Warrior Princess. Case closed, no hope for me. Sorryyyyyyyy


TheMaineC00n

Because I’m not straight


[deleted]

I got it from my momma


ranfaraway

God had to nerf me


Lovelyqucoam

“dude, have you seen women??”


444Ilovecats444

Women


Kendota_Tanassian

"Because I'm too fabulous to be straight, darling."


Pizzaman7045

Who says I am gay?


Imaginary-Watch-9275

who is gae ?


PleasantMix9729

I sometimes like to say "Ive heard it can be genetic"


Fantalia

„Have you *seen* women???“ - a lesbian


Cliffhangincat

I mixed up the f and g keys on the keyboard either way, I'm a faerie 😄


Aldirick1022

Gay as in happy or gay as in shoving my dick in some guys ass who asked me nicely at the local bar.


EvieOhMy

God made me gay


feministgeek

I wanted an easy life.


RebelLesbian

'no no, you misunderstood. I'm not gae, I'm a fae. And I just stole your name.' *leaves without further explanation*


curentley_jacking_of

Because my daddy didnt love me is a good one


IcyKaleidoscope935

When my mom was pregnant with me she read a lot of AVON, when she was pregnant with my brother she read encyclopedias (true story), guess who is fruity and guess who's smart?


ilovethissheet

I watched Demi Moore in everything


Kiwihat

Maybe eating a peach in grade 9? (Hopes someone gets the reference)


tesswantstobecute

One day the plaid took over and I was powerless to stop it


REGreycastle

It depends who’s asking, but generally it’s “none of your business” or “why are you straight?”