Is a homoromantic guys still considered as gay?

I would say yes. If he only dates guys, regardless if there is sex or not, I call it a gay relationship.

 

I would say no. Gay is a sexual orientation. If someone wishes to identify as homoromantic, then it would imply that they would identify differently in their sexual orientation.

For instance, I am a homoromantic asexual, but I wouldnt want people to label me as a lesbian.

 

It is really up to the individual to decide and it is a subjective choice. The meaning of the label is personal and reflects how you feel inside. I am aromantic asexual, for example, yet I also see myself as a lesbian because I feel some form of attraction to women that I don' t feel for men and would want a female partner. I see the aro and asexual parts of my identity as subtypes of the lesbian framework orientation.

 

Sure, if they want to use that label. I mean, they're a guy who likes guys, right?

 

Yeah, I think so. I just think of it as a guy who likes guys. My sister is heteromantic ace and identifies as straight. She would be offended if you told her she could not. She just prefers the word straight because people see her dating guys and by her words "what they do or do not do in bed is NOT the public's business". Forcing her to only use asexual forces her into that box of constant probing when It's not even a huge part of her identity.

 

Yes, gay is used to refer to romantic or sexual orientation.

However, it is up to the individual to decide how to identify. A homoromantic guy may not be comfortable with the label of 'gay'. It depends on the person, so it's safest to ask!

 

Romantic attraction and Sexual attraction are different so I don't see why a homoromantic person has to identify as gay. It's up to them. I really hope humanity can get out of worrying what goes on within the intimacy of average consenting adults. Unless y'know they're into it, am I right!

 

It depends... I've heard of "love" between male friends, for example, but little to no sexual interest.

 

It all depends on the labels the person wants to use. If they want to be called gay for simplicity, or they just prefer the title, they can do it. Hope that helped!

 

That's essentially just a really close friendship so no.
It wouldn't be the case unless they were attracted to guys.

 

In general, I would say yes, because in my opinion "gay" means homosexual and/or homoromantic, but the thing about a lot of queer words (including seemingly simple ones like "gay") is that their definitions can vary depending on each individual's point of view.

In the same way, I would tend to believe that nonbinary people are by definition transgender, but there are some nonbinary folks who don't identify as trans and that's totally cool too.

So I guess it depends on the person and how they identify.

 

For the majority of people I'd say yes. No need to make it more complicated.

 

Label aren't really as important as you think they are.
In my opinion, if you feel like going as "gay," or you don't feel like it, both are fine. You could just call yourself "queer" because homoromantic/asexual is definitely not straight. What label you use is your choice, though.

 

It depends on how they choose to identify I suppose.

 

I would say yes, since to me gay just means feeling attracted to the same gender, doesn't matter if it's not sexually. But you're the homoromantic asexual, you decide.