Even after having sex, I still have this urge to publicly justify my sexuality to others which is a red flag. I make sure to check myself on that urge, but what about in situations where people share their sex count or those topics show up?

It's rare where this happens, and people that talk about sexcapades publically are weirdos since it's something private and more of a self-masturbatory type of thing, but what can be done when those convos come to light? Convos about LTRs, sex, or just relationship shit in general in convos. I like keeping that shit private, and I've experienced these sorts of convos coming up with people. Any go-tos for A&A, or deflecting, or just responding back with a question (like, "why, do you want to imagine me having sex? kind of weird bro. are you trying to come out?"). I just want to gracefully avoid the topic.

Also, I've had this huge insecurity when those convos come to light. EVEN IF people made their own assumptions about my sex life after not giving a straight answer and deflecting or using A&A, does that have an effect on how others will treat/view me within a social circle context?

Personally, I don't treat people differently at all from knowing their sex/relationship life, because that wouldn't make sense and would be strange to even factor into that, since for me it's about their character and value. It's one of those things where it's so unrelated to others' value for me that it's bizarre to even have to consider. But, from life experience, I've noticed that people are fucking weird when it comes to a lot of things, like the crabs in a bucket mentality for example. So is this something to worry about, or is leaving shit to peoples' imaginations better off (even if they wrongfully assume I'm inexperienced)? How can I do that strategically?