Was Dexter actor being gay a deliberate choice?
Serious question. His unmistakable real life gayness really works his character that is repulsed by intimacy with women, and it seems to work metaphorically for a general repulsion.
I'm not saying that to be gay IS to be weird, but I can see some gay people (especially closeted) feeling they are wired differently and don't fit in -- which is Dexter's feeling all the time.