Is it normal to ask a guy out on a date without being gay?

Avoid calling it a date.

Also, it depends on the guy. If you would like me to help you, please give me some more information about a specific guy you want to be friends with.

Going out to get something to eat and calling it a date + the objective is to get to know them better and form a bond AT the restaurant? Yea that is a gay date if I have ever heard of one.

I make a small bet that you are actually gay and pretending with this question to see how others would react to that circumstance.

Firstly, don't call it a date if you're just looking to be good friends. Secondly, you need to get out more to meet guys.

god to go back in time. All of my friends were married but bisexual and i just stopped being friends when they hit on me. how stupid. It was the qualities about them that i like in the first place that bisexual men have . And their wives , i always like their wives and i lost them as friends too. How to approach men , hell i forgotten how. Hobbies , have a hobby and you make friends , hunting fishing , drinking beer , sports anything at all works . All im saying if they turn out to be gay keep them as friends.

What do you mean by "date"? What are you into, go and do that and there will be guys there with the same interests. Talk to them, when you find a guy who seems cool ask if he wants to grab a beer after an activity.

I'm not sure i understand what your intentions are sorry.