I really got the sense that Toby was bi, though I got the feeling that he might lean towards women if he had his choice, but I'm not sure why I get that impression.
Toby struck me as a very sexual person, in general, though most often in the movie you don't hear him reference sex in relation to his own desire, it was usually tainted... childhood sexual abuse, hustling on the streets for drug money, shooting a porno... the only times he initiates something because of his own interest is when he makes out with the girl in the store and in the scnee where he offers himself to Bree. From what we see in the movie he's not really expressing any real sexual preference towards one sex or the other.
He seems to be pretty comfortable with all sorts of people, or at least comfortable enough to get involved with them, even though it was often in "desperate" situations (needing money) and not out of his own desire.
I know many men who seem to think the idea of doing anything remontely sexual with other men would be impoaaible for them (in fact, in my experience, most straight men feel this way) though most men haven't been through what Toby's been through so who knows what changes in a person under such traumatic circumstances at a young age! So often children who are abused have issues with their own sexual identities. Toby's charatcer's sexuality would be a lot harder to understand without this bit of information.
I thought the scene where he couldn't stay erect while filming the porno was due more to how inwardly distressed he was feeling about the rift in his relationahip with Bree. I'm pretty positive the fluffer was a man, too... I remember noting it specfically, but I must be wrong... now I'm curious... gotta watch it again and check!..... Yeah, it was definately a man.
Good question though! I hadn't really disected this aspect of Toby's character. It was really interesting to think about.
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