Unrstand health ncerns for gay men and other men who have sex wh men, and learn how to promote good health.
Contents:
- HOW TO HAVE A GAY OR LBIAN RELATNSHIP
- HOW TO ACCEPT THAT YOU ARE GAY
- GAY AND CAN'T FD A PARTNER?
- GAY RELATNSHIPS CAN BE MORE STABLE THAN STRAIGHT ON
- IS YOUR MAN GAY, STRAIGHT, OR BISEXUAL?
HOW TO HAVE A GAY OR LBIAN RELATNSHIP
Enterg to a gay relatnship is much the same as enterg to any relatnship. Two people meet and get to know each other. Some thgs never change, even if the partners are of the same genr. Date first. More than once. A mon... * being in a gay relationship *
Don't leave your partner twistg the wd - particularly if you're not out, and 's a member of your fay makg a gay joke or sultg gays.
HOW TO ACCEPT THAT YOU ARE GAY
Learn how gay men n overe the hurdl and fd Mr. Right. * being in a gay relationship *
If any such issue aris at your place of work, there may be anizatns is the area that you n ntact for advice, such as the Gay/Lbian Center or GLAAD (Gay/Lbian Alliance Agast Defamatn) the Uned Stat.
Sce 1975, APA has lled on psychologists to take the lead removg the stigma of mental illns that has long been associated wh lbian, gay, and bisexual orientatns. The prejudice and discrimatn that people who intify as lbian, gay, or bisexual regularly experience have been shown to have negative psychologil effects.
GAY AND CAN'T FD A PARTNER?
* being in a gay relationship *
This page provis accurate rmatn for those who want to better unrstand sexual orientatn and the impact of prejudice and discrimatn on those who intify as lbian, gay, or bisexual.
In the Uned Stat the most equent labels are lbians (women attracted to women), gay men (men attracted to men), and bisexual people (men or women attracted to both sex). Some people know that they are lbian, gay, or bisexual for a long time before they actually pursue relatnships wh other people. Prejudice and discrimatn make difficult for many people to e to terms wh their sexual orientatn inti, so claimg a lbian, gay, or bisexual inty may be a slow procs.
GAY RELATNSHIPS CAN BE MORE STABLE THAN STRAIGHT ON
Gays n end up havg better and longer relatnships than heterosexuals * being in a gay relationship *
There is no nsens among scientists about the exact reasons that an dividual velops a heterosexual, bisexual, gay, or lbian orientatn.
Lbian, gay, and bisexual people the Uned Stat enunter extensive prejudice, discrimatn, and vlence bee of their sexual orientatn.
IS YOUR MAN GAY, STRAIGHT, OR BISEXUAL?
Public opn studi over the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s routely showed that, among large segments of the public, lbian, gay, and bisexual people were the target of strongly held negative attus.
More recently, public opn has creasgly opposed sexual orientatn discrimatn, but exprsns of hostily toward lbians and gay men rema mon ntemporary Amerin society.