Is my roomate gay

I may want to bring men home. Relatively straight male here.

Is my roommate gay

I find it both a little weird and perfectly ok. It was never a problem. And, the type of dudes out there who would get homophobically angry about, say, knowing you were bringing a partner over to stay the night, still exist, so it's probably a good idea.

I would appreciate knowing, but I wouldn't expect to. Not remotely a problem for you to mention it.

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As someone looking for a new roommate, would you appreciate knowing this? Or would you find it weird to even mention it? Whatever your preference is fine, but why do I need to know that? I don’t know if this means I’m only okay with gay people as long as I’m not living with them or what.

Older male here. It's ultimately your right to say, or not say, whatever you like. The fact that your roommate is gay needn't affect your relationship as roommates or friends. Exploring the blog "Need Help With Your Gay Roommate" from Harvest USA offers practical guidance for individuals seeking assistance in navigating living arrangements with a gay roommate.

And Roomate don’t react like this to other gay people either, it’s just Alex. However, a few times, I have had straight male roommates who I got slightly homophobic vibes from so I was never very open with. I often wonder if I should casually mention that I'm gay.

Response by poster: JohnnyGun I think your answer has helped me to narrow my question down a bit. I know that the actual sexual orientation is not important to most people, but I feel like it can play a role in compatibility, just due to different life experiences etc.

No harm, no foul. I’ve never been homophobic but I’ve suddenly developed some kind of homophobia where just the idea of my roommate’s sex life makes me uncomfortable. In my particular case, good or bad housemate has not particularly tracked with sexuality.

You are not logged in, either login or create an account to post comments. I have had many straight male roommates in the past and they learned I was gay after we got to know each other. To be very honest, I am mainly interested in the perspective of straight males.

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual (LGBTQIA+) people live with, and are friends with, people of many different identities. You don't want to live with a bigot. I would have appreciated it because it would make me much more likely to room with a stranger, since straight men can be awful to live with.

Perhaps in this case it would have been better to be open from the start and just not move in in the first place. Room hunting gay a gay male October 18, AM Subscribe I am currently hunting for a room to rent. I kind of see this on the same level as the other usual things people want to know about potential roommates.

I would find it akin to someone telling me that I should know they are an ass man not a leg man. But maybe that's a sign that I'm not straight enough to give a proper answer.