However, Steve has also stated that despite his sexual initiation being so male-centric, he was always confident about his sexuality and preferred women. In another incident, a youngster performed sex acts on Steve in exchange for 50p in a closed-off section of a train. Shortly after being molested by his mother’s partner, Steve performed sex acts on another man in exchange for money. It seemingly turned him into a “kleptomaniac and sex addict.” However, Steve also clarified that he is “100 percent not gay at all.” In other reports, as well as in his memoir, Steve has opened up about how he engaged in sexual activity with men and women during his teenage years. In a Rolling Stone interview, Steve stated how being molested by his stepfather at the age of 10 confused him about his sexuality for years. In his memoir, ‘Lonely Boy,’ from which the show draws, Steve talks about his encounters with men and being abused by his stepfather. As it turns out, the series’ depiction of Steve’s sexual encounters is broadly accurate.
In flashbacks, he also describes receiving oral sex from another youngster when he was a teenager. In ‘Pistol,’ Steve has a string of sexual relationships with women, including Chrissie, Nancy, and even (briefly) with Pauline.
