[oberon]

Rawbob, I hope you don't mind if I jump on your train here. *This is a great topic idea, and I'm a little jealous that I didn't think of it.

First of all, though it might seem obvious, I'd like to state that no one gay person can speak for all gay people, anymore than one straight person can speak for all straight people. *That being said I'll answer any question as honestly as I know how. *So to the questions:

Humble-
1. *I personally have no desire to have children. *And think I would feel that way even if I were straight. However, I do like children and would do everything in my power to protect them. *Gay people, like anyone else, have the instinct to nurture the young. *I think if adoption laws were not so religiously motivated that fewer gay people would feel the need to create their own children. *And there would be fewer unwanted children in the world. *If you are looking for a good biological reason for homosexuality, this could be it. *Humans, like most species, tend to produce more offspring than they can actually take care of, and then there are those who are orphaned. *In other species, other members of the species sometimes take over these responsibilies. Who better than someone with no children of their own, but a strong nurturing instinct?

2. *Me, no, not at all. *I can recognize a beautiful woman just as you can probably tell if a guy is attractive, but I wouldn't want to have sex with her anymore than you would want to have sex with the guy. *If you are sexually attracted to both I believe that would make you bisexual.

3. *Yes, this question is unclear. *So I'll try a couple of different approaches. *If you mean does "the man" go off to work and the "little woman" stay home, well, not even many straight couples do it that way anymore. *In all the couples that I know, both work and both share the domestic chores.

If you mean sex and sexual roles, then, I suppose, it depends on the couple. *Some guys are total tops (only want to do the penetrating) and some guys total bottoms ( only want to be penetrated) and all those that fall in between. *I, myself, am versatile. *I like both equally, and would prefer to be in a relationship with someone who also is versatile. I might add that this in no way reflects masculinity or the appearance of masculinity. *You would probably be shocked at the number of big, burly truck drivers who are very happy with their legs over someone's shoulders.

TJdude and Humble-
You both sort of asked similar questions. *Are you born gay? *How did you know? *For me, it was, I suppose, the same as a straight guy with girls. *I just noticed the guys instead of girls when I became interested in sex. *I did, however, "try" girls. Or a girl to be exact. *I was very close to her and you could even say I loved her. But there was something missing. *It wasn't her fault at all. *But I could never have been totally attracted to her. *I could possibly even have married her and had children, but I would never have been totally committed to her. *Which wouldn't have been fair to her. *Which is why I broke it off. *I'm sure some guys don't break it off, which may explain how the genes get passed on. *I never went through that "OH MY GOD!" stage that a lot of gay people seem to go through. *As conservative as my upbringing was, I had access to a lot of books and I like to read. *So I went from, "Oh, this is a stage", "I'll grow out of this" to "I guess this isn't a stage, oh well". *And "coming out" only made me stronger.

HngLkAMouse-
1. *You choose your primary color and then go up the chart several shades lighter or darker. *If you are more adventurous, you can try contrasting colors, but I wouldn't recommend it for beginners. (I do remodeling, but I know enough interior design to get by.lol)

2. *No. *And I suppose I could send you pictures to prove it if you like.

I hope these answers helped and I'm looking forward to more questions- if Rawbob doesn't mind- and to hearing his answers.