I still think there’s something telling about how different his energy and attitude is whenever Nick or Kevin is in the mix. And how big of a witch he becomes when Nick hangs out with Jojo instead or he hasn’t seen Kevin in awhile. He even went to church with Nick once!
I think those attractions real but he feels a heavy need to hide them, lying to others and himself. His attraction to girls seems more aligned with him obsessing over The Bachelor, desire to follow how his brother has a wife and kids, and his desperate love for attention.
Agreed. I think it's possible that he's deep in the closet. Look at the clip with his dad rolling his eyes and sneering at hip-hop music. I think his dad shares and instilled all of these beliefs that he posts every night on his sock puppet (racism, homophobia, sexism, Third Reich, etc.) and that Kyle has always been terrified of his dad/family finding out or thinking he was gay. Maybe I'm wrong but it's questionable how different he acts around Nick/Kevin, squeals about how both of them are "studs," loves Taylor Swift and Bieber, and acts the way Kyle does. I detect some repression and self-hatred. Especially finding out about his "true beliefs" from his sock puppet. At the same time, his sock puppet is very fixated on shirtless, buff men despite the fact he doesn't work out.
The over-the-top obsession with girl's clothing and hairstyles and the desperation with finding a girlfriend in high school could have been to convince himself and prove to his family that he wasn't attracted to men. It also could be aligned with his obsession over The Bachelor and envy of his brother. When he met Casey, the way he paraded her around Wisconsin in front of his family and need to constantly show that they were holding hands while giggling was a bit weird. Seemed almost like he was showing his family he wasn't gay, rather than just happy about her meeting his family.
Like I said, I could be wrong, but knowing his family's views and the stuff instilled on him, he would most likely be scared of coming out. And there's plenty of men who will hide it their whole lives.