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The majority of the gay male community is exclusively sexually and/or romantically attracted to men and/or non-binary people. Gay men often have a separate community from [[m-spec]] gay men as m-spec gay men have different experiences from gay men who are not m-spec and while they can respect one another and speak together on male homosexuality, they both will likely remain in separate spaces, with some overlapping spaces as well. It is important to remember that gay men with exclusive attraction and gay men with non-exclusive attraction both face different issues, and thus should not speak for one another, but rather speak together on the many sides of male homosexuality.

[[Compulsory Heterosexuality|Compulsory heterosexuality]] tends to affect gay men with exclusive attraction.

While gay male attraction is usually exclusive, some gay men can be on the multisexual spectrum. In addition,the common definition of a gay man is non-women attracted to non-women, which inherently includes being m-spec because, "m-spec" includes various [[Gender|genders]].

[[Bi-Veldian|Bi-Veldians]] are gay men who are both bi and gay. This can include the use the [[Split Attraction Model (SAM)|split attraction model]] and experince gay male attraction in one specific form (but not another) or has a [[Abrosexual|fluid orientation]] between gay and bi.

[[Pan-Veldian|Pan-Veldians]] are gay men who are both pan and gay. This can include the use the [[Split Attraction Model (SAM)|split attraction model]] and experince gay male attraction in one specific form (but not another) or has a [[Abrosexual|fluid orientation]] between gay and pan.

[[Straightdian|Straightdians]] are gay men who are both [[straight]] and gay. This can include the use the [[Split Attraction Model (SAM)|split attraction model]] and experince gay male attraction in one specific form (but not another) or has a [[Abrosexual|fluid orientation]] between gay and straight.

As attraction is very nuanced, some gay men may be on the [[asexual spectrum]] or the [[aromantic spectrum]] and be considered [[asexual]], [[aromantic]], or [[A-Spec|a-spec]].

'''Asexual gay men''' are gay men who are on the asexual spectrum. Some asexual gay men are gay men through another form of attraction, most commonly romantic. If one does not experience any sexual attraction, then they are a gay men through another orientation. If one expeirences experience little or circumstantial sexual attraction, thent they may experience sexual ace-spec attraction towards men (for example - having [[caligosexual]] or [[amicussexual]] attraction to men).

Aromantic gay men are gay men who are on the aromantic spectrum. Some aromantic gay men are gay men through another form of attraction, most commonly sexual. If one does not experience any romantic attraction, then they are gay men through another orientation, but if they experience little or circumstantial romantic attraction,then they may experience the aforementioned or they may simply have attraction to men that is aro-spec (for example - having [[caligoromantic]] or [[amicusromantic]] attraction to men).