Test if you re gay
by Fred Penzel, PhD
This article was initially published in the Winter edition of the OCD Newsletter.
OCD, as we know, is largely about experiencing severe and unrelenting doubt. It can cause you to suspect even the most basic things about yourself – even your sexual orientation. A study published in the Journal of Sex Research found that among a group of college students, 84% reported the occurrence of sexual intrusive thoughts (Byers, et al. ). In order to have doubts about one’s sexual identity, a sufferer need not ever possess had a homo- or heterosexual experience, or any type of sexual life at all. I own observed this symptom in young children, adolescents, and adults as well. Interestingly Swedo, et al., , start that approximately 4% of children with OCD encounter obsessions concerned with forbidden aggressive or perverse sexual thoughts.
Although doubts about one’s own sexual identity might seem pretty straightforward as a symptom, there are actually a number of variations. The most clear form is where a sufferer experiences the idea that they mig
Am I gay? Seize 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), dream employment (acrobat turned weather reporter) and the sports I played (tennis). I also have vivid memories of manipulating each response to appear straighter than I was.
“What’s your favourite colour?”
Pink, I’d retort . Wait, no – grey! That’ll accomplish the trick!
The interrogate 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 come to realise that these quizzes are a gay rite of route – and something I still accept part in as a year-old, % gay adult … just to produce sure I’m, y’know, % gay.
I’m not talking about the sincere online questionnaires genuinely aimed at decoding sexuality. No – I express the extremely restrictive, undoubtedly sarcastic, completely unscientific quizzes that pro
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