<p>^ lol wth? Are you serious?</p>
<p>Actually, I’d say Renin is almost spot on with that observation. I’ve found it to be true most of the time.</p>
<p>It’s so true…</p>
<p>Or it’s the people that haven’t yet completely come out of the closet.</p>
<p>ReninDetroit, you’re about half right. Yeah, a lot of guys with no “interested in” are gay but not out… the other situation where that sometimes happens is if he’s in a relationship that isn’t on facebook for whatever reason. I wouldn’t jump to the conclusion that someone was gay just from a lack of “interested in” field, but combine that with any other clue and you’ve got a winner.</p>
<p>But how on earth does the lack of sexual orientation label accomodate transgender and queer people better? If facebook were actually inclusive to the LGBTQ population, they’d have more options for sex (and make that field gender instead), and more options for “interested in”. The only three orientations that you can make clear on facebook right now are straight, gay/lesbian, and bi. Not any less limiting than just offering those three options! Now, if facebook offered an other/neither/genderqueer option for both the sex field and the interested in field, that would be inclusive. Right now? Not. Transgender people (not all of whom consider themselves queer, by the way… lots of trans people are straight!) are included if they identify as either male or female (which many do), but are out in the cold completely if neither of those options work for them.</p>
<p>And to answer the original post, at least at my school there are definitely a lot of people who will put men and women in the interested in field if they’re only looking for friendship, even if they’re not attracted to both men and women sexually. This doesn’t happen with guys very often (ah, homophobia) but it seems to happen with women a lot. If a woman’s interested in field says men and women and they’re looking for friendship, I don’t jump to any conclusion that she’s bi without another clue, because I’ve seen so many self-identified straight women with that combination of selections.</p>
<p>I am looking for Friendship… and am interested in Men and Women… because I want to be friends with guys and girls.
Didn’t know people gave this kinda thing so much thought, geez… o.o</p>
<p>^Lol, well it just seems like there’s a divide. Some people will assume you’re bi apparently. </p>
<p>I guess it depends on the school…</p>