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Riese is the 43-year-old Co-Founder of Autostraddle.com as successfully as an award-winning writer, video-maker, Queer Marketing consultant and aspiring cyber-performance creator who grew up in Michigan, defeated her mind in New York and now lives in Los Angeles. Her work has appeared in nine books, magazines including Marie Claire and Curve, and all over the web including Nylon, Queerty, Nerve, Bitch, Emily Books and Jezebel. She had a very popular personal blog once upon a time, and then she recapped The L Word, and then she had the idea to make this place, and now here we all are! In 2016, she was nominated for a GLAAD Award for Outstanding Digital Journalism. She's Jewish. Follow her on twitter and instagram.

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About This Quiz

Wondering about your sexual orientation? Our "Am I Straight? Quiz helps you gain more clarity about your romantic and sexual preferences. This fun, non-judgmental quiz guides you through various questions that will provide insights into if you're attracted to one gender or more.

It's perfectly normal to question your feelings and explore your orientation. If you’re curious about your sexuality, taking this quiz is a great way to reflect. If you're thinking about the possibility that you might be queer or straight, this quiz is here to help. Plus, if you’re questioning your sexuality further, you can take the "gay test" to help understand more about your preferences.

Disclaimer: This quiz is created purely for entertainment purposes and is not intended to stereotype, marginalize, or pass judgment on any individual or group based on their cultural background, ethnicity, or preferences. The questions and results are lighthearted and do not keep any scientific or sociological validity.

About This Quiz

This "Am I Gay?" test is designed to aid individuals gain a deeper understanding of their sexual orientation and provide intuition into their emotions and attractions. In this insightful quiz, we'll guide you through various aspects of your life, emotions, and experiences to help you reflect on your sexual identity.

It's important to note that there are no right or mistaken answers here. This lgbtq+ test exists as a tool for self-discovery, free from judgment or preconceived notions. We believe that understanding your sexual orientation is a personal journey, and we aim to support you on this path.

Disclaimer: This ask is not intended to stereotype, marginalize, or hand over judgment on any individual or group based on their cultural background, ethnicity, or preferences. The questions and results are lighthearted and do not keep any scientific or sociological validity.

by Fred Penzel, PhD

This article was initially published in the Winter 2007 edition of the OCD Newsletter. 

OCD, as we know, is largely about experiencing serious and unrelenting uncertainty. It can generate you to suspect even the most basic things about yourself – even your sexual orientation. A 1998 explore published in the Journal of Sex Research found that among a collective of 171 college students, 84% reported the occurrence of sexual intrusive thoughts (Byers, et al. 1998). In instruction to have doubts about one’s sexual identity, a sufferer need not ever have had a homo- or heterosexual experience, or any type of sexual experience at all. I have observed this symptom in young children, adolescents, and adults as skillfully. Interestingly Swedo, et al., 1989, set up that approximately 4% of children with OCD experience obsessions concerned with forbidden aggressive or perverse sexual thoughts.

Although doubts about one’s control sexual identity might seem pretty straightforward as a symptom, there are actually a number of variations. The most obvious form is where a sufferer experiences the consideration that they might be of a different sexual orientation than they formerly believed. If the su