Gays n end up havg better and longer relatnships than heterosexuals
Contents:
- GAY RELATNSHIPS CAN BE MORE STABLE THAN STRAIGHT ON
- AGE DIFFERENC GAY COUPL
- GAY MEN’S FEARS OF LONG-TERM ROMANCE
GAY RELATNSHIPS CAN BE MORE STABLE THAN STRAIGHT ON
* longevity of gay relationships *
Approval of same-sex relatnships has been steadily risg sce 2009 (Pew Rearch Center, 2017), and the 2015 Supreme Court cisn endorsg same-sex marriage was a w for many lbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) dividuals. This is nsistent wh prev fdgs: Gay and bisexual men are exposed to mory strsors that n -stabilize relatnships (Meyer, 2003; L, 2012).
Rearch fund by the Natnal Instut of Health on the Health of Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgenr Populatns. Prejudice, social strs, and mental health lbian, gay, and bisexual populatns: Conceptual issu and rearch evince.
Changg Attus on Gay Marriage. Gays n have more stable relatnships than their straight unterparts. The first group nsisted of gays and lbians.
AGE DIFFERENC GAY COUPL
One hundred gays and lbians were terviewed as well as one hundred heterosexuals.
When asked about their love liv, gays were more likely to have long term relatnships. Though gays did state that they alt wh creased strs levels due to societal attus, they were more likely to report beg ntent and livg happy liv. Though they were more likely to have closer ti to parents, they reported spendg ls time wh fay than their gay unterparts.
GAY MEN’S FEARS OF LONG-TERM ROMANCE
After beg hont about their sexualy, homosexuals tend to ga a eedom which translat to happs and stabily. Clearly, gays and lbians n have better relatnships than their heterosexual unterparts. The notn that all gays bounce om lover to lover is are many, many mted gays who want nothg more than to live their liv and be wh the love of their liv.
Obvly, gays have ep, lovg relatnships and should be allowed to m to one another.
Gay men). 9% which foced exclively on gay men. Th, there is likely more rearch on LGBTQ+ relatnship experienc journals such as Psychology & Sexualy, LGBT Health, Journal of Lbian Studi, Journal of Homosexualy, and the APA Journal of Sexual Orientatn and Genr Diversy.