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How can you give a reliable percentage if the people you perceive as homosexual don't let on they're gay?

Sorry, I'm not buying this.

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NP here, bi woman. I agree you can't give a percentage, because of confirmation bias. There are people you get a vibe from but you never have a chance to find out for sure. And then there are people who you wouldn't know are gay if they didn't tell you.

I agree, though, that when I do pick up a vibe, it's more likely than not that the person is gay or bi. With other women, it's very subtle, about how you meet eyes just a hair longer and more intently than straight women look at other women. With gay and bi men, there are a million little cues that might be present, along with a way they look at other men that you may notice, if you're observant.

That said, we've all known people we'd swear are gay/bi, but they swear they're not, and they don't seem to have any agenda, so of course you accept how they define themselves. Same with people who seem totally straight, and then you find out they're completely gay, not even bi. [/quote]

Thank you, that feels like an honest assessment.

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