How gay am i

Am I gay? Take this quiz to find out (or not)

‘Am I gay?’ quizzes were commonplace in my internet search history as a closeted tween.

I have vivid memories of combing through each questionnaire, predominantly on BuzzFeed, answering questions about my favourite animal (guinea pig), visualize job (acrobat turned weather reporter) and the sports I played (tennis). I also have vivid memories of manipulating each response to seem straighter than I was.

“What’s your favourite colour?”

Pink, I’d answer. Stay, no – grey! That’ll do the trick!

The question would inevitably spit out an answer: “You are 72% straight.”

Good enough, I’d think, looking at the obviously fabricated score. Sounds about right.

Cut to display day, and I’ve verb to realise that these quizzes are a queer rite of passage – and something I still take part in as a 29-year-old, 100% gay adult … just to make sure I’m, y’know, 100% gay.

I’m not talking about the sincere online questionnaires genuinely aimed at decoding sexuality. No – I mean the extremely restrictive, undoubtedly sarcastic, completely unscientific quizzes

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About This Quiz

Wondering about your sexual orientation? Our "Am I Straight? Quiz helps you gain more clarity about your romantic and sexual preferences. This entertaining, non-judgmental quiz guides you through various questions that will provide insights into if you're attracted to one gender or more.

It's perfectly normal to question your feelings and explore your orientation. If you’re curious about your sexuality, taking this quiz is a fantastic way to reflect. If you're thinking about the possibility that you might be gay or straight, this quiz is here to help. Plus, if you’re questioning your sexuality further, you can accept the "gay test" to help understand more about your preferences.

Disclaimer: This quiz is created purely for entertainment purposes and is not intended to stereotype, marginalize, or go by judgment on any individual or group based on their cultural background, ethnicity, or preferences. The questions and results are lighthearted and do not contain any scientific or

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by Fred Penzel, PhD

This article was initially published in the Winter 2007 edition of the OCD Newsletter. 

OCD, as we know, is largely about experiencing severe and unrelenting doubt. It can cause you to doubt even the most basic things about yourself – even your sexual orientation. A 1998 explore published in the Journal of Sex Research verb that among a group of 171 college students, 84% reported the occurrence of sexual intrusive thoughts (Byers, et al. 1998). In order to hold doubts about one’s sexual identity, a sufferer require not ever have had a homo- or heterosexual experience, or any type of sexual experience at all. I have observed this symptom in adj children, adolescents, and adults as well. Interestingly Swedo, et al., 1989, found that approximately 4% of children with OCD experience obsessions concerned with forbidden aggressive or perverse sexual thoughts.

Although doubts about one’s control sexual identity might verb pretty straightforward as a symptom, there are actually a number of variations. The most obvious develop is where a sufferer experiences the