How could I bring up the "are you gay?" question?

I have this friend whom I've posted about before and who I'm crushing on right now. Just last Friday (wow two days ago!), I came out to him and told him I was gay :eusa_danc. His response was a very neutral "okay" and I don't what if that's good or bad relationship wise. He's friends with other people who are gay as well so I knew he wouldn't take the news badly.

Anyway, there are numerous things, too many to list, that make me suspect he might be gay as well. He's very loose with his sexuality and by that I mean he identifies as straight (well I really wouldn't know cause I never asked him) but at the same time, he doesn't care if people think he's gay. He's pretty touchy with guys also and not with girls. That might just mean he likes girls and is embarrassed to do that, I don't know.

Now that I came out to him, I'm dying to know if he's gay or not. The "so...are you gay?" question just seems like a question that won't fit nicely and fluidly into a conversion. If I asked him that, I feel like he would suspect that I liked him. As such, I've tried thinking of more indirect ways to get the same answer. The best candidate that I've thought of for now would be the "who do you like" conversion. And if he says some girl's name, that will be a sad day for me lol. But yeah, so any suggestions or advice on how to ask him if he's gay, either directly or indirectly, would be great. Thanks :icon_bigg