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Contents:
- CASE STUDY: "GAY" W
- MEN + WE=GAY? | WE SPECTATOR FOMS
- GAY MEN AND ALHOL: THE RELATNSHIP WH THE BOTTLE
- CANNED CKTAIL ‘GAY WATER’ AIMS TO SH ON BUD LIGHT’S DYLAN MULVANEY DISASTER
- GAY MEN, WE HAVE A DRKG PROBLEM
CASE STUDY: "GAY" W
Ken Howard, LCSW, a psychotherapist who specializ therapy wh gay men, wr about gay men and alhol, and overg problems wh drkg. * gay man drinking wine *
Of all the many teemed we-producg regns North Ameri, wtern Sonoma County - particular the area between Healdsburg and the Rsian River rort area - stands out not only for s superb weri and stunng natural scenery, but also for havg a tremendo gay followg. A group of Californian gay we enthiasts created Out the Veyard 2011, “an experiential We Country Event and Travel pany promotg posive LGBT liftyl and offerg exclive, luxury erari and events We Country for the discerng gay traveler and their iends. In the mid 2010's more and more weri were g out loud and proud their support of gay marriage.
Their webse says: "Égalé’s missn is not only to be the bt we to toast Equaly for gay Amerins, but also to help LGBTQ youth nquer life's challeng.
MEN + WE=GAY? | WE SPECTATOR FOMS
Democratic printial ndidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has a history of repeatedly sharg unfound nspiraci that man-ma chemils the environment uld be makg children gay or transgenr and g the femizatn of boys and masculizatn of girls. * gay man drinking wine *
As Amerin attus towards gay people have improved - later than most of the Wtern world - the prence of "gays we", always there but largely visible, has bee clearer: not jt the dtry self, but their marketg approach as well. But ’s also regnn that the gay muny has a lot of disposable e - and gay people like to drk we: 16% more than straight people.
Acrdg to the Journal of Studi on Alhol and Dgs some 75% of gays and lbians were scribed as "current drkers, " as pared to 68% of bisexuals and 59% of heterosexuals.
GAY MEN AND ALHOL: THE RELATNSHIP WH THE BOTTLE
"Historilly, so much gay drkg went on gay bars bee there was virtually nowhere else where gays uld socialize, " thor Sharon Wilsnack says. When Jab’s Creek beme exclive advertiser on the TV-show Friends, Diageo's Blossom Hill reacted by sponsorg Will en Grace, the gay (beloved) TV-seri - at USD 1, 000, 000 for the n of 24 episos (the bottle and glass set pictured on the left uld have been signed for that, but wasn't).
CANNED CKTAIL ‘GAY WATER’ AIMS TO SH ON BUD LIGHT’S DYLAN MULVANEY DISASTER
Hardy W was promently prent on London’s Gay Pri Para and Sydney’s Mardi Gras early ‘00s. In 2007, blogger Tom Wark wrote: “It’s a fact, whether you like or not, gay w are here to stay.
It all began as some sort of silly game: why would anyone need to drk a gay we? What would be the special featur that would make a we “gay iendly”? In 2008 he observed: “Marketg we to the Gay muny isn't bra surgery.
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GAY MEN, WE HAVE A DRKG PROBLEM
In 1997 they started advertisg to the gay market, wh an ad that showed the AIDS quilt and clared s support for the Nam Project. They also reerated their support for the Nam du Bois spent $ 800, 000 on the gay marketg mpaign over those four years.