Do you think straight men have a right to complain if gay men ogle them when they go topless?

Somebody asked a question about women going topless, and most men said that a woman can go topless, but should not complain if she's ogled by men.
Yet I'm sure that a lot of these guys would complain if they were topless & gay guys were ogling them.
My best friend is a gay guy & he often expresses to me that he gets sexually frustrated when he sees shirtless guys.
Yet gay men are expected not to look. But if straight men aren't expected not to ogle, why should gay guys be expected not to? Isn't it a little hypocritical of straight guys to say that it is okay for them to ogle topless women, yet they expect gay guys not to look when they go flaunting their pecs and nipples in public?
Do you think straight men have a right to complain if gay men ogle them when they go topless?
Both gay and straight men should be expected not to ogle topless people
Vote A
Gay men should be expected not to ogle topless men, but straight men shouldn't be expected not to ogle topless women
Vote B
Neither straight nor gay men should be expected not to ogle topless men and women. It's okay for both of them to ogle
Vote C
No opinion
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  • Honestly, people can stare. At anything. I feel it's insane to try and claim public vision. Like, if you're nude in public, people are gunna stare. Same thing as if someone wears a chicken suit out in public. I don't think people have a right to deny people from looking at them, it's ridiculous.

  • I think anyone walking down the street topless should expect to have a lot of eyes on them from all sorts of people. Anybody doing that shouldn't be complaining.

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  • Haha. They have the right to complain, but he'll look like a bully if he makes a scene in public about something like that. Take it easy. Just don't fix eye contact, it's your way of telling them you're not into that. That's how I handled it back in my younger days before I sustained bad sport and work injuries that made it difficult to keep my athletic form in the upper body. I'll try to at least get half of it back some day...

  • I think it's ok for everyone to ogle, and it's also ok for everyone to complain about being ogled.

  • Looking Isn’t hurting anyone. It’s when the flirt or come on to them I’m sure they have a problem

  • I think the same standards should apply to everyone.

    You can look. Just don’t touch or make weird comments.

    I’ve had gay guys hit on me. I’ve caught guys staring at me but I don’t usually assume it’s sexual attraction. It’s more like “What the hell is this guy’s problem and why is he staring at me? 😂😂”. I’m not into guys so I guess I’ve never registered that they might be staring because I’m attractive. I only make those assumptions about girls who stare.

    I wouldn’t complain if a guy stared at me if I was topless but I would probably assume that he had a problem with me and get away from his general location to avoid conflict. If he hit on me I’d just respectfully reject him like I would any other person I wasn’t interested in.

  • They should take it as a compliment because it indicates they are attractive. 😏

    In all seriousness though, j accidentally voted C because I didn't read that properly. My original answer is A.

  • I would love to know where you made your assumption that straight guys wouldn't like being ogled by gay men. It seems that this poll disproves your statement...

  • That guy in the pic is so hot!

    If I saw him I'd probably die a bit inside.

    I would glance at him but try to do it carefully.

    I'd never want to make anyone uncomfortable.

    Admiring a hottie isn't a crime as long as you do it in a way that isn't creepy.

    I'd probably put on some sunglasses so my glancing wouldn't be as obvious and then act dumb as I occasionally glance over.

    I've done that many times. Who is that guy by the way? Ugh he's so sexy 🥺

  • Men usually don't waste their time with right "right to complain" nonsense.

    People in the "always offended" crowd do.

  • A right to complain? I didn't know anyone needed a right to complain...
    The topless women can complain about men or other women oggling at her. That's just part of being in public; people will look at you and there's no telling how someone is going to react to seeing you.
    Similarly, a heterosexual man with no shirt can complain about homosexual man staring at him. Thing is, it probably wouldn't stop whoever is staring at them.
    I can't say i would care. I wouldn't mind if they think my body looks nice. If they compliment, even better.

  • People are going to check you out. It's life. Women get it all the time and we just deal with it because we know it's what humans do. Girls check guys out, it's natural. It's obvious your gonna get looks from gay men to. It's a part of life so no I don't think complaining is necessary. But staring is another story.

  • I think gay guys should be allowed to ogle me because that is freedom.

    I also think I should be allowed to complain, because that is also freedom.

    Freedom is a two-way street.

  • Oglers are gonna ogle.

  • If the gay guys are being weird about it yeah. Otherwise, no, not really.

  • Sure, they have the right to complain, but it's just human nature to look.

  • No ! But I do think that they should have use the same bath room as your.

    I think that sounds just as stupid.

  • Can lesbians ogle women on the beach, or women ogle men?
    If you put yourself in public, without clothes on, it's likely someone will look at you, irrespective of your gender/sexual orientation or thiers.
    Should people be offended by ogling, probably not

  • Look at what you want.

    When I was young I was very skinny and found out many gay guys found that attractive. I got hit on quite a lot and was flattered. Nothing wrong with being appreciated, right?

    Do you think straight men have a right to complain if gay men ogle them when they go topless?
  • Anything in public view is just that in public view. I often used to run without a shirt. And I assumed and accepted that some people both men and women nay be both turned or bothered by it.

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