This chapter highlights that the outward exprsn of homophobia was not socially acceptable to men on this team. Gay men were viewed wh rpect and equaly. While there were no openly gay men on this team, the men weled the notn of a gay man to jo or e...
Contents:
- 10 SIGNS YOUR BROMANCE IS ACTUALLY A GAY RELATNSHIP
- IS BROMANCE GAY?
- BROMANC AND GAY MEN
- BROMANCE, ANOTHER WAY OF SAYG CLOSETED GAY?
10 SIGNS YOUR BROMANCE IS ACTUALLY A GAY RELATNSHIP
Could gay guys be the ultimate wg men for their straight, male iends? * bromance gay difference *
Their homosocial bondg exceeds ual male iendships and, some circumstanc, match or surpass heterosexual romance.
There’s nothg really gay about … Not that there’s anythg wrong wh beg gay.
Diamond noted that passnate iendships among men are nsired un-mascule and culturally problematic bee “highly timate and affectnate same-genr iendships are more likely to engenr spicn of homosexualy when they occur between men than when they occur between women.
IS BROMANCE GAY?
bromance = two men a close relatnship who may seem gay buddy = a man who is a iend and is clear about beg only a iend bt iend = iend who will stick your si no matter what no bromance is purely a romantic relatnship btiend is above a buddy |Bromance scrib a relatnship between to men. It is slang and is a batn of two words ( one word is slang as well). Bromance = Bro + romance. Bro is slang for “brother”. “Is he your bro?” would be slang for “ Is he a close iend of yours? Bro and buddy scribe pretty much the same thg. Both are terms for close male iends, but not gay relatnship. Sometim, if two guys are REALLY close and do thgs together (but still not gay), their iends might joke that they are havg a “Bromance” bee to others, seems like they are datg! So, Bro and Buddy scribe a person, and Bromance scrib a type of relatnship. * bromance gay difference *
” Whereas women n be passnate wh each other and stay straight, if men are passnate wh each other, they are tagged gay. Bromance might have been vented as a ver, an acceptable cultural script manufactured to let men be emotnally vulnerable wh each other while beg protected om the stigma of gayns.
BROMANC AND GAY MEN
Are you gay if you have a close bond - borrg on obssn wh your male mate? Or is simply a se of Bromance? Is Bromance Gay? Perhaps isn't. * bromance gay difference *
Gay Men’s Friendships: Invcible Communi.
BROMANCE, ANOTHER WAY OF SAYG CLOSETED GAY?
For a long time, iendships between gay men and straight men – what some now ll “bromosexual” iendships – were unmon.
Homophobia was likely one reason; another was that straight men probably assumed they didn’t have much mon wh gay men. Specifilly, we’re terted lookg at the reasons gay men and straight men bee iends (or rema iends after the gay iend out).