Could gay guys be the ultimate wg men for their straight, male iends?
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CAN GAY AND STRAIGHT MEN REALLY BE FRIENDS?
* straight friends experiment gay *
For a long time, iendships between gay men and straight men – what some now ll “bromosexual” iendships – were unmon.
GAY MEN AND STRAIGHT MEN AS FRIENDS
New rearch explor the benefs of iendship between gay and straight men. * straight friends experiment gay *
Homophobia was likely one reason; another was that straight men probably assumed they didn’t have much mon wh gay men. Specifilly, we’re terted lookg at the reasons gay men and straight men bee iends (or rema iends after the gay iend out). We currently have a survey vtigatn unrway that explor some of the posive out of “bromosexual” iendships, cludg our theory that gay men and straight men n be optimal wg men for one another.
Many straight men hated to beiend gay men, fearg harassment, rejectn om their straight iends or beg lled gay. Gay men – particularly those nservative and ral environments – rema wary about tryg to beiend straight men, fearg prejudice-fueled rejectn. At the same time, many straight men still doubt that they’ll be able to relate to gay men any meangful way and, for this reason, may not try to iate a iendship.
Of urse, the tradnal notn that gay men and straight men nnot be close iends is herently homophobic and unte. We propose gay-straight male iendships are not only possible, but that they n grow to be extremely rewardg.
Heterosexual and gay men n heal and grow as a rult of their iendships. * straight friends experiment gay *
If they’re open-md about beiendg gay men and make the effort to try to fe iendships based upon mon terts, gay men should feel more fortable reciprotg.
So, me and my iend have been good iends sce high school but have known each other sce the 3rd gra. We are both 20 now. Btw I'm bi cur, not gay. * straight friends experiment gay *
Gay men who disclose their sexual orientatn to their straight male iends earlier life may be able to build more open and hont iendships wh them to adulthood.