50 Gay Questions

I guess the fact that we publish blogs and that we read them illustrates the exhibitionist and voyeuristic tendencies of our society, and few trends prove this more than the rise of these "50 Question" surveys and their ilk, which ask personal questions whose answers, instead of being confined to our private diaries, we get to share with total strangers around the world for time immemorial. I guarantee there is some Ph.D. candidate out there who has studied and quantified the compulsion behind this phenomenon, but not knowing the reasons myself, I just go with it and fill these surveys out like the lemming I am.

I stole this survey from the Chicagosexbox blog who in turn stole it from someone else. So, perpetuating the madness, here are my answers to the "50 Gay Questions" survey:

1. How old were you when you knew you were gay? My first crush was in fifth or sixth grade, but growing up in a (self-described) conservative Republican Fundamentalist Baptist home, I ended up being a late-bloomer and didn't admit it fully to myself until I was 27.
2. Have you ever had sex with the opposite sex? Nope, virgin to all sex until 27 years old (seriously...never even kissed) and no desire to try the girls either.
3. Who was the first person you came out to? My roommate Phil in Rockford (could not have asked for a better one....totally hot straight guy who is still one of the most accepting people I know....he used to walk around the house in just a towel and tease me by saying "I bet you wish I'd drop this towel, don't you, Mike?" Or he and his girlfriend would be making out on the couch and he would say to his girlfriend, "Mike is really jealous of you right now, honey."). If only the second, third, and fourth people I came out to had been as pleasant....
4. Are you out to your family? Yes (we have a very gay family, much to the older generation's chagrin).
5. Do you want children? Not yet, but perhaps eventually; it's not a driving desire.
6. Do you have more gay friends or straight friends? Gay.
7. Were you out in school? Nope.
8. Is your best friend the same sex as you? Yes.
9. If your best friend is the same sex, have you ever had sex with them? No, he's straight.
10. Would you prefer to date a guy taller than you or shorter than you? Doesn't matter to me.
11. Have you ever been in a sling? No.
12. Have you ever done a 3-way? These questions are awfully personal.
13. Have you ever dressed in drag? Not yet.
14. Would you date a drag queen? Doubtful, but won't say never.
15. Are you a top/bottom or truly versatile? I'm easy to please.
16. Have you had sex with someone of a different ethnicity? Perhaps the question should be have I had sex with someone who was not of a different ethnicity? (the answer would still be yes either way, though...lol).
17. How many Cher CDs do you own? Everything's on my iPod, but of course, I do have the token Cher selections required to keep my gay membership card active.
18. Name of your first love? Heath Ledger.
19. Do you still talk to them? Not since the restraining order.
20. Does size matter? No more so than weight (in the same way that I would not be attracted if a guy looks like he is on Day 42 of Survivor or if he looks like Hurley on Lost...but most anywhere in between is fine).
21. Biggest turn on? Physical-A great smile and eyes that laugh; Personality-Kindness, honesty, and respect; Sexual - Good kisser, and versatility
22. Biggest turn off? Physical-Too much hair or smoker's breath; Personality-Meanness, dishonesty, and self-absorption; Sexual - Bad kisser
23. Ever been harassed due to your orientation? Not worth mentioning.
24. Worst gay stereotype that applies to you? I know nothing about sports, and I love dance music.
25. Ever been to a pride rally? Does the parade count? That's as much as I've done.
26. Would you marry if you could? No. But for reasons I haven't heard most anyone else articulate (seems I get people on both sides of the debate mad at me when I say my opinion...lol).
27. Would you rather be rich and smart or young and beautiful? Rich and smart.
28. Do you sculpt your eyebrows? No.
29. Do you trim your body hair? Yes.
30. Ever had sex with more than one person in a day? Yes.
31. Ever been to an orgy? No.
32. Have you dated your best friend's ex? No, my best friend is straight, so that would require dating a girl.
33. Would you vote for Hillary Clinton if she ran for president? Nah. Though I think she's pretty cool.
34. Do you want monogamy in your relationships? Yes, or at the very least faithfulness to whatever commitment we make to each other.
35. Do you believe in true love? Absolutely. I'm a hopeless romantic. But true love is not an emotion solely. The love can be there even as the emotion ebbs and flows.
36. Do you have any tattoos? Yes, two.
37. Do you have any piercings? No.
38. Would you date a smoker? It has happened, but not preferred.
39. Do you get HIV tests every 6 months? Yes
40. Do you know anyone who has died from H.I.V.? No.
41. Do you know what Stonewall was? No.
42. Strangest place you have had sex? Broom closet.
43. Strangest place you've woken up? Have only been that drunk once in my life and a friend was kind enough to take me home so just woke up in my own bed.
44. Are your best years behind or in front of you? I really am versatile, but I guess if I have to decide, my best years are when he's behind me.
45. Favorite porn movie? I get bored easily watching the same porn, so that changes about once a week.
46. Are you in love now? Not yet. But someday my prince will cum.
47. Ever been in love with a straight guy/girl? Nope, I put that term "love" on too high a pedestal to say that is what I have felt for them.
48. Did you ever have sex with them? Nope.
49. Have you ever been to a nude beach? No, though I have been to a beach where a couple others didn't realize it was not a nude beach.
50. Have you ever been/stayed in a relationship for Money or Security, instead of Love and Friendship? No.