They may kiss, touch each other’s bodies or touch the penis and other areas including the scrotum or the anus. Males who identify as gay, bisexual or just do sexual things with other males may use their fingers (manual stimulation), mouths ( oral sex) and various body parts to give and receive pleasure. This is true for heterosexual, bisexual, lesbian and gay people. Often, people think that sex is only putting a penis into a vagina, but that may not be the activity that brings the most pleasure to the two people.
What two people of the same sex do to have sex together depends on what feels good for them. There isn’t just one way for two people to have sex, no matter what sex or sexual orientation they are. People who identify as lesbian, gay, bi or heterosexual can give and express pleasure in many ways. How do same-sex couples have sex? How can they practice safer sex?