Knowg Gays and Lbians, Relig Conflicts, Beliefs about Homosexualy | Pew Rearch Center

Contents:

• THE TWO RADIL LBIANS AND TWO GAY MEN WHO STARTED PRI
• SECTN 2: VIEWS OF GAY MEN AND LBIANS, ROOTS OF HOMOSEXUALY, PERSONAL CONTACT WH GAYS
• TWO GAY MEN SEEKG TWO LBIANS: AN ANALYSIS OF XGHUN (FORMALY MARRIAGE) ADS ON CHA’S
• THE LAST OF US PART 2 BURI ITS GAYS BEFORE RELEASE (AND MAYBE THAT’S OKAY)
• SECTN 2: KNOWG GAYS AND LBIANS, RELIG CONFLICTS, BELIEFS ABOUT HOMOSEXUALY
• LBIANS MORE ACCEPTED THAN GAY MEN AROUND THE WORLD, STUDY FDS

THE TWO RADIL LBIANS AND TWO GAY MEN WHO STARTED PRI

The northern Italian cy of Padua has started removg the nam of non-blogil gay mothers om their children’s birth certifit unr new legislatn passed by the “tradnal fay-first” ernment of Prime Mister Grgia Meloni. “There is no discrimatn agast children, ” Fay Mister Eugenia Roccella told parliament when she troduced the bill June, explag that the children of gay upl would have accs to school and medil servic jt like those who only have one livg parent. 5 ln fe for perms, later gettg help om the Amerin Civil Liberti Unn to march eely, peacefully and for only $1500 to secure police for the event promotg liberatn om homophobic thori and law enforcement, an irony certaly not lost on all who attend.

The work of the women gay and lbian history n often get lost the lorful fun of Pri, but ’s important to know why and how we are celebratg every June, and whom we have to thank for . If you’re lookg to know more about the women or some of their work, I highly suggt David Carter‘s Stonewall: The Rts That Sparked the Gay Revolutn, the 2015 documentary She’s Betiful When She’s Angry and readg Karla Jay‘s memoir Tal of the Lavenr Menace. Ten years ago, the balance of opn toward both gay men and lbians was unfavorable: 37% viewed gay men favorably, while 51% viewed them unfavorably; 39% had a favorable imprsn of lbian women while 48% had an unfavorable opn.

And while whe women llege graduat stand out for their posive views of both groups, whe men who have not pleted llege have mixed imprsns of gay men (41% favorable, 43% unfavorable) and lbian women (47% favorable, 37% unfavorable). The public has divid views about why people are gay or lbian: 42% say beg gay or lbian is “jt the way some people choose to live, ” while nearly as many say “people are born gay or lbian. However, while people unr 30 are more likely than those 50 and olr to favor societal acceptance of homosexualy, young people are actually more likely than olr people to say beg gay or lbian is jt the way some people choose to live.

SECTN 2: VIEWS OF GAY MEN AND LBIANS, ROOTS OF HOMOSEXUALY, PERSONAL CONTACT WH GAYS

While large majori across virtually all mographic and partisan groups say they know at least someone who is gay or lbian, there are differenc the number of gay acquatanc that people have.

Adam* said was dangero to e out as gay his home untry and feared beg forced to an arranged marriage wh a said he was "so lucky" to wed his soulmate, Ray, Manchter and wish everyone uld marry who they love. 'Authentilly myself'Ray said he had also stggled growg up gay the 1970s and 80s England, which was "tough" said his relig school "dmmed to you, 'you are gog to hell'" Adam returned home to Sdi Arabia, spe beg more than 3, 000 apart and later rtricted by the Covid-19 panmic, they kept touch daily and the romance years ago, Ray proposed on a vio ll and after succsfully applyg for a UK fiancé visa, Adam moved to Manchter December 2022.

TWO GAY MEN SEEKG TWO LBIANS: AN ANALYSIS OF XGHUN (FORMALY MARRIAGE) ADS ON CHA’S

Adam said he had been aaid to even wear lours his home untry so the first thg he did when he moved was start to "grow my mullet, got my ears pierced and booked appotments for tattoos" relled how, ntrast, one of his gay iends Sdi had been forced to marry a woman, addg: "It has ed not only his life but the life of his wife.

The uple, who live London, said a "really betiful memory" was on the way home when one of their sons shouted out of the black b wdow to Trafalgar Square, "My dads jt got married" and cheered "Yay, gay marriage".

THE LAST OF US PART 2 BURI ITS GAYS BEFORE RELEASE (AND MAYBE THAT’S OKAY)

Gay activists have spoken agast marryg unknowg heterosexual partners and advote for alternativ; for stance, one of Cha’s biggt gay Web s,, started hostg fake marriage markets monthly where gay men and lbians n meet potential partners for fake marriag (Davison 2011). Unwillg to enter a marriage wh a heterosexual partner, the gays and lbians seek mutually benefg arrangements wh each other wh the unrstandg that such relatnships are asexual and solely for the purpose of fulfillg faial and societal expectatns for marryg at a certa age and some s producg facg stigma and alienatn real life, gay Che have found refuge the virtual world and many equent gay onle foms for social support, rmatn sharg, workg, and advocy., one of Cha’s most fluential onle muni, hosts such a fom, known as Yi Lu Tong Xg (一路同行). Bee Xghun is pursued for the sole purpose of fulfillg faial and societal expectatns and romantic attractn or tert plays no role, Xghun ads nta valuable rmatn about social norms and valu regardg partner selectn and about the social reali that gay Che face.

SECTN 2: KNOWG GAYS AND LBIANS, RELIG CONFLICTS, BELIEFS ABOUT HOMOSEXUALY

This is an exploratory study of this unique relatnship behavr of Che gays and lbians; by analyzg Xghun ads posted on, the study sheds light on the lived experienc of those wh non-domant sexual inti of the LeraturePersonal AdsPersonal ads have been ed as data for studi of self-prentatn, social rol, genr stereotyp, and standards of attractivens var relatnship typ and ntexts (e. In a 2003 analysis of 2, 400 onle personal ads posted by Black, Asian, Hispanic, and Whe men (Phua and Kfman 2003), gay men were more likely than straight men to have a race preference for a partner; another study by the thors (Kfman and Phua 2003), gay men were more likely than straight men to state a preference for younger partners, wh the exceptn of gay Asian men—20% of whom dited a preference for olr partners. The tersectn of cultural differenc and sexualy, however, is still an unrstudied area regardg mate some untri, gay men and lbians have been known to place ads gay media outlets to fd reproductive partners, a phenomenon known as “matg ads.

Ined, as the thors argued, mate preferenc reveal important cultural valu and more empiril rearch is need to unrstand mate selectn behavrs of tradnally unrstudied populatn groups such as the gay and Lbians ChaHomosexualy was crimalized Cha 1997, and sce 2001, is no longer nsired a type of mental disorr. However, terms of laws and regulatns pertag to gay rights or social service velopment for LGBT people, the Che ernment has mostly been avoidant, acrdg to Tom Mountford of the Internatnal Gay and Lbian Human Rights Commissn.

LBIANS MORE ACCEPTED THAN GAY MEN AROUND THE WORLD, STUDY FDS

Playg Gay Vers Beg Gay ChaIn addn to the legal limbo they are , Che LGBT members also face valu and norms eply rooted Che tradns that ny them the abily to live a publicly gay life. To a certa extent, same-sex behavrs n happen—referred to by some as “playg gay, ” whereas “beg gay, ” or adoptg an actual gay inty, is unacceptable and will lead to dishonorg one’s fay and alienatg onelf om social relatns that are ccial to the inty of a typil Che. 2006) reported nstctg and negotiatg their sexual inti four typ of relatnship circl, each wh unique signifince to their social inty—natal fay, njugal fay, the straight world, and the tongzhi (Che word for gays and lbians) circle.