How is One's Sexuality Defined?

Titular question.

You are hungry for a snack. Do you eat the taco, or the hot dog?

This is the question that all gentlemen must answer.

edited 17th Feb '11 8:31:37 PM by Zudak

@Cakman:

Put slightly more seriously, the only definition we need IMO: Do you want to have sex (Y/N)?

if yes, do it. If not, don't. Work the details as they come up. Simple as that.

Goatse◊ or Blue Waffle. If you had to eat cheese fondue out of one, which would you choose?

Dude, not nearly so awesome.

Someone's sexuality is defined by what gender/sex combinations they would, in an idealized world, always choose to have sex with over other combinations. Of course, the real world isn't idealized, but it still fits.

Sexual orientation is based on attraction and nothing else. Identity is typically based on sexual orientation, though it can be political in nature as well.

Sexual orientation is based on attraction and nothing else.

Yup. And there's nothing except social convention and the power of labels stopping this from being a decision made on a case-by-case basis. Definition gets in the way of enjoyment, IMO.

That said, definitions are useful to work out what's going on.

edited 17th Feb '11 8:45:43 PM by Nicknacks

Simple, who you find sexually attractive and who you bang. That's sexuality in a nutshell.

pretty much what I said. I don't see why it has to be more complicated than this.

Agreed, I never understood why society chooses to define people by who their choose to stick their cocks into.

edited 18th Feb '11 12:51:27 AM by joeyjojo

It is a rather asinine thing to hassle people about. My philosophy's always been "if you want to bang dudes, more power to you". I mean if a gay dude hits on me I'll just politely decline, and thank him for the compliment. No real call to be an asshole to someone who thinks me fuckable.

What about transpeople? Are you attracted to their physical or mental gender? o__O

Depends on the person for me.

But of course. I was at a this gay foam party at King Cross last weekend and thanks to my super tight speedo and the fact i'll been working out lately I was getting all sorts of amorous attention from a blone pair twink twins. It broke my heart to tell them I was just way to love with vaginas to go home with them.

edited 18th Feb '11 1:22:51 AM by joeyjojo

@Mellon: what my girlfriend said, which applies to anyone I meet really...

What if you want the hot dog and the taco, but absolutely not mixed into one?

Then you are an abomination of nature, an Jesus Christ, our lord and savior, frowns upon you.

In other words, it's ai'ight.

But what if one prefers neither hot dogs or tacos and wants a burger?

Then you got a problem, because hot dogs and tacos are the only things on the menu :P

@SS Oh yeah? Well, I'll make my own menu!

Burgers are furries.