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Masturbate While Watching Gay Porn, Want To Experiment. Is That Wrong? Am I Gay?
hello i want to ask you a question regarding a matter i am really confused about. I am almost 19 years old and i masturbate while watching gay porn. I am not sexually active and i don't consider myself to be gay. I do however want to experiment to see what it is like. Is that wrong?? Am i gay?? And where could i find someone willing to do that with me?? Because i don't really have any male friends.... Please help!!!!
Dear George,
Welcome and thanks for posting your query to HCM.
You are just about to complete the teenage and will be starting your young adult life. As you said you are not sexually active so very first thing is that obviously masturbation will be the only means of satisfying your desires. Now during this age, for the mental satisfaction and erection we do see certain adult viewing material which is quite normal to all human beings. Now regarding watching gay porn - as you said by yourself that you are bit experimental and want to see what it is like so is also part of that normal feeling of your experimentation and not at all like any gay. Till the time you feel extreme desire for the homosexual act or till you have done sex with a guy, at that time also you can not depict yourself as gay. It is same like you must have seen people smoking and you yourself get an urge for the same, so if you smoke for that experimentation feeling we can not call you a smoker - same is this feeling of seeing gay porn. As masturbation is not at all bad so are the experimental feelings which you have !! Curious people do a lot of innovative work in this world !!
Don't take stress and live a healthy life ahead.
God bless you,
Dr Sanjay K Kanodia
MD (Dermatology and STD/Venereology)
You are just 19 and are not having active sexual life. You have been watching pornographic materials showing homosexual relations and want to experiment. This thing is happening because of some homosexual orientation in your mind. If you want to get rid of these thoughts I would advise you to please divert your attention by not watching porn containing homosexual materials, spend time with your female friends and talk with any of your close friend regarding this problem. Engaging in home sexual relationships pose you to great dangers as mostly there is no use of protection methods and promiscuous behavior is more common. Rest it depends upon you that what you want. If you have distress with these thoughts you can visit a Psychiatrist for evaluation.
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I have gone through your given history in detail.
In your description you have mentioned that you enjoy watching erotic homosexual videos and also want to experiment. There are three type of people- hetrosexual, homosexual and bisexual as well. Now all these three categories have grey areas between them with no complete differentiation in most of the cases. At your age experimentation is very common. Try avoiding it as sometimes it can be risky in todays world of HIV but then if you are distressed, then you should seek a psychiatrists help who would like to assist you.
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Hi,
thanks for using health care magic.
if you also get excitement while watching hetrosexual porn, or having relation with girls, then you can not be considered as homosexuals.
There are increasing trends of having gay relationship.
You should decide about your sexual orientation on yourself and move towards that.
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Masturbate While Watching Gay Porn, Want To Experiment. Is That Wrong? Am I Gay?
Dear George, Welcome and thanks for posting your query to HCM. You are just about to complete the teenage and will be starting your young adult life. As you said you are not sexually active so very first thing is that obviously masturbation will be the only means of satisfying your desires. Now during this age, for the mental satisfaction and erection we do see certain adult viewing material which is quite normal to all human beings. Now regarding watching gay porn - as you said by yourself that you are bit experimental and want to see what it is like so is also part of that normal feeling of your experimentation and not at all like any gay. Till the time you feel extreme desire for the homosexual act or till you have done sex with a guy, at that time also you can not depict yourself as gay. It is same like you must have seen people smoking and you yourself get an urge for the same, so if you smoke for that experimentation feeling we can not call you a smoker - same is this feeling of seeing gay porn. As masturbation is not at all bad so are the experimental feelings which you have !! Curious people do a lot of innovative work in this world !! Don t take stress and live a healthy life ahead. God bless you, Dr Sanjay K Kanodia MD (Dermatology and STD/Venereology)