First off, I haven't read every single post here so this may have already been stated. But one thing I've noticed here is that for some people here tickling and sex just aren't quite the same thing. By this I mean tickling transcends that and is something else, where gender doesn't matter, it's the tickling that matters. Also, who are you to put your values if what's gay and what's straight on someone else? If someone identifies themself as straight than they're straight, sexual orientation is defined by the person, not by others.