This question has been asked by a young teenage lad and wishes to remain anonymous. I am not qualified to reply and hope that others may be able to comment. The question was asked via my blog personal message link and others are welcome to use this method of asking a question.
I found the information below on a website, (sorry, unable to give credit at the moment).
AM I GAY?.
It is not at all unusual that a young man should ask this question of himself as most young men are attracted to a male friend in early teen years, a type of hero worship due to their sporting prowess or some other ability that they may have.
We always wonder if we are the same size or shape as other boys and secretly wish to be able to compare, but most of us found this to be a hard question to ask.
You may have gone that little bit further and found out the answer for yourself, you may have had a sexual thrill at looking or touching, you may have had an erection and masturbated, this does not mean that you are gay.
This shows that you are a normal guy and doing what is normal but not spoken about, one of your life experiences.
a much fuller explanation can be found at, http://www.avert.org/hsexu2.htm
2008-05-05 @ 18:04