Did Nick Fuentes say having sex with women was gay?
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Executive summary
Nick Fuentes has repeatedly made provocative, misogynistic statements about women and his own sex life, including saying he has never had sex and framing involuntary celibacy as a virtue [1] [2]. Earlier reporting and archival pieces attribute to him remarks that “the only really straight heterosexual position is to be an asexual incel” and that men having sex with women can be “gay,” a claim reported at least as far back as 2022 [3] [4].
1. What the record shows: direct quotes and reported claims
Contemporary interviews from late 2025 document Fuentes admitting virginity and saying women are “hard to be around,” telling Piers Morgan “No, absolutely not” when asked if he’s had sex [1] [2]. Independent reporting and profiles note past comments in which Fuentes suggested the “only really straight heterosexual position is to be an asexual incel” and used language implying that routine heterosexual sex or displays of affection are “gayer” — a remark summarized in a 2022 report that quoted him saying “What’s gayer than being ‘I like cuddles, I need kisses’” [3] [4].
2. Did he literally say “having sex with women was gay”? — available evidence
Available sources do not provide a single verbatim, widely‑circulated quote of Fuentes saying exactly “having sex with women was gay.” Reporting instead documents statements that treat celibacy as a claim to “straightness,” mock affection as “gayer,” and assert that the “only really straight heterosexual position is to be an asexual incel,” which outlets have interpreted as equating conventional sexual behavior with weakness or non‑heteronormative traits [3] [4]. That reporting supports the broader claim about his rhetorical stance but does not show a word‑for‑word match to the phrasing you asked about [4] [3].
3. Context: Fuentes’ public posture on sex, women and “incel” identity
Fuentes has publicly identified as an “incel” and framed celibacy as principled or tactical. He has told audiences that he refrained from sex to lead a political movement and has said marriage is the only acceptable context for sex for his followers [5] [2]. Journalistic profiles and opinion pieces trace a pattern: inflammatory claims about women (for example, “a lot of women want to be raped”) and repeated online trolling that mixes misogyny with performative purity about sex [6] [7].
4. How outlets have reported and interpreted his comments
Mainstream outlets — including The Guardian, The Daily Beast and other outlets in the provided set — present Fuentes’ remarks as part of a consistent misogynistic persona and interpret statements about celibacy and “straightness” as rhetorical posturing meant to shock and to build a specific audience [3] [2] [7]. A niche outlet from 2022 explicitly headlined that Fuentes claimed “men having sex with women is gay,” reflecting an earlier iteration of this framing; other outlets summarize similar sentiments without always reproducing identical wording [4] [3].
5. Competing interpretations and implicit agendas
Two interpretations coexist in reporting: one reads Fuentes’ comments as sincere belief rooted in extremist, misogynistic ideology; the other sees them as trolling and attention‑seeking designed to normalize and amplify a fringe base [7]. Some defenders have characterized his rhetoric as “provocative” performance; critics and many journalists treat it as substantive evidence of bigotry and dangerous radicalization [7] [6]. Note that sources like DataRepublican and outlet‑aggregators emphasize platform amplification patterns rather than adjudicating truth of isolated quotes [8].
6. Limitations and what’s not documented in these sources
Available sources do not show a single, universally accepted verbatim quote: “having sex with women was gay.” They do, however, document a cluster of statements and reported remarks that equate conventional heterosexual sex or displays of intimacy with effeminacy or non‑straight identity, and they document his self‑identification as an incel and virgin [4] [1] [2]. No source in the supplied set provides a primary transcript that exactly matches the phrase you asked about [4] [1].
7. Bottom line for readers
Journalistic reporting consistently shows Fuentes publicly embracing incel identity, mocking affection, and promoting misogynistic ideas — and some outlets explicitly summarized or quoted him asserting that conventional heterosexual sex is shameful or “gayer” [4] [3]. If you need a verbatim source for the precise wording “having sex with women was gay,” those exact words are not present in the supplied reporting; the available record supports the substance and intent behind that characterization [4] [3] [1].