Im gay, is there anything different about paruresis for me to know about?
We have no evidence at this time that ones sexuality indicates any need for changes in treatment. The primary thing to consider is cultural differences related to sex segregation in restrooms, and how they affect ones perceptions of urination and sexual behavior among adults. The healthiest way to view our cultures desire to segregate restrooms by sex is that urination and sexual activity are completely separate things, and that whether one is straight or gay a restroom isnt an appropriate place to be thinking about sex. Its a place for elimination of body wastes. Unfortunately, this ideal view becomes complicated because the genitals are used for two purposes. Dr. Christopher McCullough remarked that if humans were designed to pee from the index finger, there would be no such confusion between sex and urination. Being stuck with genitals designed for two purposes, both straight and gay people need to come to terms with how to deal with this reality. For people with paruresis, the noti
