Eric Russell does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment. For years, friendships between straight women and gay men have been a subject of pop culture fascination. Books , television shows and feature length films have all highlighted this unique relationship, noted for its closeness and depth. Why are straight women so drawn to having gay men as friends? And when do these relationships typically form?

My Best Friend Is Gay — He’s Not My Gay Best Friend



How to Tell Your Friends You're Gay | Our Everyday Life
How can you tell if someone is gay? Many people will say that there really is no way to know. Others will say that they have a tried and tested method of sniffing out the gay in any situation. Still, others will claim that they have a "gay-dar" and that they just know whether someone is or isn't. To be honest, if you came here for a foolproof way of figuring out if your friend is gay or not, this is not the place for you.


Falling in Love With My Gay Best Friend
In the past year, my best friend and me who are both 13 have become 'more' best friends. We were joint at the hip if you know what I mean. Until about 5 months ago, he started acting really different. The bullying was intensifying, and I was the one who was getting the most of the bullying. People were saying 'Heeey' in a queer voice and everything and someone wrote 'GAY' on the back of my shirt.



I met Kellan on the third day of our freshman year of college, at a dining hall table of misfits. By the third day of orientation, my given roommate Troy — a wannabe frat boy with an outsized ego and zero game — having already decided I was a social liability, had ditched me for what he deemed a more lucrative social circle and left me to find dinner alone. But I saw an open seat at a table full of guys I recognized from our dorm, and asked if I could join.