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• STRAIGHT MEN ARE ASKG GAY MEN THE QUTNS THEY’RE TOO AAID TO ASK, AND THE RPONS ARE HONT AND JUDGEMENT FREE
• AGBR/ASKGAYBROSJOPOSTSWIKIWELE TO /R/ASKGAYBROS, WHERE A BUNCH OF MANLY (ACTUALLY MOST OF ARE PRETTY FEM) MEN ANSWER YOUR QUTNS!QUICK LKSWELE TO /R/ASKGAYBROS, WHERE A BUNCH OF MANLY (ACTUALLY MOST OF ARE PRETTY FEM) MEN ANSWER YOUR QUTNS!
• LIVGTOPICSALL LIVGSAVAGE LOVETRAVELASTROLOGYFROM THE VLTHEALTHSTYLELGBT+SEX & ROMANCEBT OF VANUVERTRANSPORATNCARTOONSHOMELS VANUVER LGBTSTRAIGHT MEN ASK GAY GUYS THE QUTNS THEY ALWAYS WANTED TO
• GOOD LUCK PASSG THIS 31 QUTN TT IF YOU AREN'T GAY
• LOVE MATTERS: 13 GREAT FIRST DATE QUTNS FOR GAY MEN
• AM I GAY?
• A MORN GAY’S GUI
• R/ASKGAYBROS
• LOVE MATTERS: 13 GREAT FIRST DATE QUTNS FOR GAY MEN

STRAIGHT MEN ARE ASKG GAY MEN THE QUTNS THEY’RE TOO AAID TO ASK, AND THE RPONS ARE HONT AND JUDGEMENT FREE

It’s absolutely no secret that many, many ways, gay men and straight men live pletely different worlds. While gay men grow up and live a primarily heteronormative world that giv them a firm unrstandg of what life is like for straight men, the oppose tends to be the se for straight men — who eher might not know any gay men, or if they do, know better than to ask qutns that uld e across as dumb and/or vasive. Naturally, this leads them to have lots of qutns about gay culture.

NBCAnd several months go, Redd er handsome_jack123 cid he wanted to answer some qutns straight men might have — judgement ee — askg: "Straight men of Redd, what are qutns you’ve always had for gay men, but been too aaid to ask? " NetflixWell, needls to say, the thread received LOTS of qutns that handsome_jack123 and other gay Redd members did their bt to answer (and y, I realize the answers don't/ won't apply to every gay man). "Are there any stggl or hurdl a gay relatnship that you thk people a hetero relatnship are unlikely to experience?

"How do you feel about straight men/women plac like gay bars, drag shows, etc.?

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There are some gay men who refe to have any anal sex at all.

So this stereotype is based on back the '70s and early '80s when lbians and gays didn’t support each other like they should and would sult each other equently. Durg the AIDS panmic, when gay men were droppg like fli, was lbians who stepped up and started prottg and gog and stg wh the sick and dyg, bee even nurs didn’t want to touch them, and their fai had disowned them long ago.

"How sred is the gay populatn of HIV/AIDS still? I didn’t know what AIDS was until 1999, and I didn’t unrstand the nnectn to beg gay until maybe middle school (so around 2005 or so). "Is problematic or bothersome to you that straight women seem to love the 'gay stereotype' of a man?

LIVGTOPICSALL LIVGSAVAGE LOVETRAVELASTROLOGYFROM THE VLTHEALTHSTYLELGBT+SEX & ROMANCEBT OF VANUVERTRANSPORATNCARTOONSHOMELS VANUVER LGBTSTRAIGHT MEN ASK GAY GUYS THE QUTNS THEY ALWAYS WANTED TO

But I wonr if gay men who spent their formative years an environment where beg iends wh girls was the only safe optn are more likely to exprs feme quali? '"—Thr0waway0864213579"I was raised by a sgle mother, surround by four other olr sisters, no male fluence, and female bt iends, and I me out very mascule as a gay guy.

I somewhat blame mercial media g a stereotype that young gay guys grow up believg 'this is what beg a gay guy means. ' And some straight women tend to lose over a man who is 'manly enough' to be iends wh a gay du.

"—handsome_jack123"Another gay guy here. For gay people, that’s totally normal.

GOOD LUCK PASSG THIS 31 QUTN TT IF YOU AREN'T GAY

It mak sense bee we’re bound together by society’s rejectn of our datg and sexual practic, so our muny spac strive to facilate the eedom to fully experience those means that you n pick pretty much any hobby and fd a 'gay (your hobby) group.

' Wanna go hike wh gay people?

Wanna kn wh gay people? Want to talk about your rare geic disease wh other gay people wh your diagnosis? There’s a group for implic almost all 'gay' spac is the unrstandg that flirtatn is normal and that you may fd yourself surround by potential partners wh shared terts.

LOVE MATTERS: 13 GREAT FIRST DATE QUTNS FOR GAY MEN

"Hetero male teenagers are the absolute worst when to treatment of young gay men, who are already havg trouble acceptg who they are. Based on your experienc, what is somethg you remend I n do as an adult male figure that’ll protect that young gay man and help them accept them for who they are and be proud of ? One thg that helps wh people who are unfortable around gay people is to remd them that you don't have to 'get ' to still be able to treat a person wh kdns and rpect, bee everyone serv that.

"—appllululu"I didn't even know I was gay when I was 13 or 14, but at that pot my life, if I had somebody I uld reliably talk to about my problems that wasn't my parents, I thk I would have loved said, don't feel like you have to say too much or give the 'right answer' for every suatn. If a young gay person is g to you for help, try your bt to dite that you're prent and listeng, and that you re. "What gay stereotyp do you spise?

AM I GAY?

" Netflix—ThoolishThker"That all gays thk alike, have the same polil views, or are all feme. There really aren’t a lot of good gay stereotyp.

"—handsome_jack123"That gays are eher mascule or feme.

"–mw407"Most gay men don't want to sleep wh each other, and most of have a type. LGBT Did you ever have a ton of qutns you always wanted to ask gay men but were too aaid to? Or perhaps you jt don't have any out gay men your social circle to ask the qutns you really wanted to to the power of the ter, here's a vio which straight men get the chance to ask gay men any qutns about what 's like to be qutns ver everythg om inty issu and stereotyp to nervons about g out.

A MORN GAY’S GUI

Vio of Qutns Straight Men Have For Gay Men. Although I have always enjoyed dog upl work wh gay men, I am hardly a specialist this area.

Rick’s practice the Boston area specializ work wh gay men and Clton’s Sydney serv the LBGTQ for this month’s blog, I reached out to Rick and Clton to help rears who work primarily wh heterosexual upl and want to expand your knowledge base for helpg gay men. I’ll start wh some of Rick’s sights on mon issu for gay male upl and follow up wh a set of qutns om Clton that open munitn l and pave the way for your Miller has been a popular prenter at the annual Coupl Conferenc that we -sponsor wh the Milton Erickson Foundatn.

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Last year his prentatn was amed around potentially difficult nversatns a therapist might iate wh gay upl the areas of sex, money and vulnerabily. I know om my own practice and also om the many s therapists have brought to me for nsultatn that the issu n be pecially challengg to heterosexual therapists workg wh gay upl.

Wtern culture supports strength men and beltl ep ternal vulnerabily or is pound by the ternalized shame rried by most gay men.

LOVE MATTERS: 13 GREAT FIRST DATE QUTNS FOR GAY MEN

Gay men face disapproval or worse if those emotns are visible. For example:No gay upl are monogamoGay upl don’t have sexls relatnshipsAll gay men like anal sexGay men don’t have erectn issuHe suggted openg the topic of sexualy wh some ial you open or monogamo? Clton’s QutnsI recently asked Clton Power to give me a list of qutns that heterosexual therapists might not know to ask gay upl.

Here are some excellent qutns he gave me for your fortable are you wh showg affectn to each other public, such as holdg hands, kissg, huggg, or acknowledgg publicly you're a gay uple?

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