'Just because someone identifies as straight doesn't mean that they can't and will never have romantic or sexual feelings for an individual of the same sex.' This fluidity goes both ways, he adds. 'The reality is sexuality is expansive and diverse,' Baratz says.
But does that mean only ever liking women? Not necessarily. 'Traditionally, being 'straight' refers to one's sexual and romantic interest as being in the opposite sex,' New York sex and relationship therapist Todd Baratz, LMHC, tells mbg.