This thread has left my head spinning. There are so many variables as to orientation towards the opposite sex that we seem to run out of terms and labels.
I like to look at this topic from the CD point of view.
It seems that only a miniscule percentage of the males on this list can be classified as "gay" in the sense held by the muggle world. The muggle world seems have a simplified view of the concept of "gay". Men are either straight or gay. Any male who exhibits any romatic interest in other males anything feminine, such as crossdressing is gay or is out in "drag", is a "drag queen". I cannot remember hearing the term "gay" when I was young. Back then, men who had any romantic interest in males or exhibited any female characteristsics were "homos" or "queers." A male in female attire was a "transvestie" and probably "queer" or "homo". In spite of the detailed discussion here, I wonder if the rest of the folk around might still have this oversimplified view. It's hard to find fault with them as they don't really know that other types of people, such as the likes of us even exist.
We are faced with the virtually impossible task of educating the muggle world that the overwhelming majority of us are CDs, and no other term applies.
