What's with guys identifying as "straight" on apps and social media?

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Something I've noticed for a while now is that a lot of guys on gay apps and subreddits tend to include "straight" in their description. Like for instance "25y Straight, looking to jerk with hot bros". What is with that? Clearly they're not straight, but I don't think they're confused either. Does "straight" in this case mean "straight-acting" (ugh..)? Does it mean something else? Is it just guys looking for attention by pretending to be straight?

It's pretty confusing for me, though it could be due to cultural differences (I'm Portuguese so maybe I just don't get it).

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