Millns of lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr people live ral areas of the U.S. — largely by choice, acrdg to Movement Advancement Project.
Contents:
- THIS RAL MATCHMAKG SERVICE HELPS GAY FARMERS FD LOVE
- MEET THE GAY FARMER BREAKG DOWN LGBT+ STEREOTYP FARMG
- A GAY FARMER ON LOVE, ISOLATN, AND DISPTG THE MEAT INDTRY ATRALIA
- GAY RAL AMERI: UP TO 5 PERCENT OF RAL RINTS ARE LGBTQ, REPORT FDS
- GAY MOSW MOSW CY GUI
- DO FARMERS ACCEPT GAYS?
- GAY MOSW · CY GUI
THIS RAL MATCHMAKG SERVICE HELPS GAY FARMERS FD LOVE
Speakg to ITV News, Ben Lewis talks about the prsur of livg as a straight man bee he did not believe there was any way to be a gay farmer. * single gay farmers *
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MEET THE GAY FARMER BREAKG DOWN LGBT+ STEREOTYP FARMG
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“Whether he sensed I was gay, I don’t know.
But he kept sayg how much he hated gays and that if saw any walkg down the street, he would beat the absolute sh out of them. Can I work for you, and by the way, I’m also gay.
“There’s no gay ghetto Iowa, and even though ’s not a bastn of liberalism, they let you live your life the way you want here, ” says Rsell, the State Food Policy Project Coordator at Drake Universy. “It’s been great, ” Rsell adds, “bee now everyone wants to buy om the two gay farmers. It’s not a great way to meet other gay farmers.
A GAY FARMER ON LOVE, ISOLATN, AND DISPTG THE MEAT INDTRY ATRALIA
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Everythg is changg this untry regardg gays and I’m not so odd anymore. “What I want to tell you about is beg isolated om a gay populatn, ” Stanis says. “There are bars here, but I don’t want to hang out a du bar, ’s not a great way to meet other gay farmers and I don’t thk there are many up here.
“I don’t have trouble beg gay up here, but I do adm would be great if some guy wanted to meet a wonrful gay farmer who mak chee!
He chose to live a ral settg spe the drawbacks bee “I didn’t want to live an urban, gay bubble, ” Stanis says. For his part, Mossberg is grateful for the gays and lbians who farmed before him as they’ve prepared for him “a betiful life.
GAY RAL AMERI: UP TO 5 PERCENT OF RAL RINTS ARE LGBTQ, REPORT FDS
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WE ARE an all-male clothg optnal bed and breakfast retreat terg to gay, bi, and straight men 21 years or olr. Speakg to ITV News, Ben Lewis talks about the prsur of livg as a straight man bee he did not believe there was any way to be a gay farmer.
GAY MOSW MOSW CY GUI
Ben Lewis has spoken openly about how he lived as a straight man bee he never saw a life for himself as a gay farmer. In 2010, Chapl Keh tablished the Gay Farmer Helple as a way for queer farmers to reach out and fd support. © 2019 GCN (Gay Communy News).
DO FARMERS ACCEPT GAYS?
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GAY MOSW · CY GUI
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