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In reply to the discussion: FBI Told Orlando Shooter's Wife Not to Tell US Media He Was Gay [View all]Ghost in the Machine
(14,912 posts)I'm sure that you have heard the term "beard" before, haven't you? Yes, he could still be closeted, no question about it. Just because he has "never been SEEN with a MAN" doesn't mean he has never BEEN with a MAN either, does it??
Think about this.... even some straight, married men & women, who are CHEATING, have never been SEEN with the other person because they ARRANGE IT that way. "We can't be SEEN leaving together, so wait about 15 - 20 minutes after I leave, and meet me at ______________ (fill in the blank) for a quickie".... Do you think a closeted gay man couldn't work the same thing out?? Just because you don't SEE it does NOT mean it doesn't HAPPEN.
I don't know where you are from, but I live in the South. We have a LOT of "closeted" gays & lesbians. I knew a gay man and a lesbian who were in the closet, but lived together and presented themselves as a married couple. They would go to a bar and each would pick out someone that they were interested in, then the guy would approach the woman and tell her "my wife is interested in you, and would like to have you go home with us. You will ONLY be with her, I will not be involved...", and the woman would do the same to the man that he chose. If everything worked out, they would all leave together, go to the couple's house, then go in seperate rooms with their "dates". They preferred to be perceived as a "kinky, partner swapping couple" rather than being "outed".
Now tell me some more....
Peace,
Ghost