Joe Kort, Ph.D., talks about his new book, "Is My Hband Gay, Straight, or Bi?"
Contents:
- HOW TO TELL IF YOUR GUY FRIEND IS GAY
- IS MY HBAND GAY? SIGNS OF A GAY HBAND
- IS YOUR MAN GAY, STRAIGHT, OR BISEXUAL?
- TELLG FRIENDS AND RELATIV ABOUT A CHILD WHO SAYS HE’S GAY
- 9 SIGNS TO WATCH OUT FOR IF YOU THK YOUR BOYIEND IS GAY
- IS MY BOYIEND GAY? 10 SIGNS TO HELP YOU TELL FOR SURE
- IS YOUR CHILD GAY?
- AM I GAY?
- I’M PRETTY SURE MY IEND IS GAY. HOW DO I ASK HIM?
- IS YOUR HBAND GAY? 6 SIGNS THAT COULD BE A CSE FOR CONCERN
- QUIZ: HOW TO TELL IF MY BOYIEND IS GAY?
- HOW TO TELL A FRIEND YOU’RE GAY AND YOU LOVE THEM - WHY YOU SHOULD BE CAREFUL
- HOW TO KNOW IF YOU ARE GAY
HOW TO TELL IF YOUR GUY FRIEND IS GAY
There are lots of reasons why you might want to know if your iend is gay. There are some important thgs that you have to unrstand about this suatn before gog forward, however. Someone's sexualy is highly plex and highly... * how do you know when your friend is gay *
You may want to know if your iend is gay, but there may be a good reason why they're stayg closeted. For example, his fay may be vlently homophobic and by cidg that he's gay, you may out him by accint by treatg him different or implyg somethg whout meang to. If you're tryg to figure out if your iend is gay bee you want to date him (as a woman), 's important to remember that jt bee he might be terted men don't mean he's not terted women.
One of the theori about why some people are gay has to do wh the hormon that they're exposed to before they're born. The hormone exposure levels may manift actual, physil ways which n be a vague ditor that a guy might be gay.
IS MY HBAND GAY? SIGNS OF A GAY HBAND
Is my hband gay? is an unthkable qutn to many wiv, and some hbands do turn out to be gay. Learn the signs of a gay hband. * how do you know when your friend is gay *
It is possible that your guy iend is not gay but stead falls somewhere else on the Ksey sle of unirns and awomens. Although some people the gay culture may put on a certa voice or a way of speakg, your iend talkg a siar or "effemate" way is still not a very good way to judge. Everyone n enjoy different thgs; jt like a woman might enjoy watchg football, guys n also enjoy thgs that are more monly associated wh women or the gay muny.
IS YOUR MAN GAY, STRAIGHT, OR BISEXUAL?
* how do you know when your friend is gay *
The movi he watch and the mic he listens to are also not fair methods to gge if he is straight or gayer than Elton John and Gee Takei put together. There's the stereotype that if a guy is a good drser or if he spends a bunch of time on his hair, he's gay. Sometim you might assume that jt bee a guy only hangs out wh girls or jt bee his bt iend also seems gay, then he might also be gay.
TELLG FRIENDS AND RELATIV ABOUT A CHILD WHO SAYS HE’S GAY
Have you noticed somethg unexpected wh your boyiend that seems gay? Read on to know 'how to tell if your boyiend is gay?' and what n be done. * how do you know when your friend is gay *
Subtly brg up subjects that show him that you're okay wh your iends beg gay and that he don't need to hi his nature around you. You n talk about another iend that is gay or even jt about someone hypothetilly g out if you don't know someone who's gay.
He do a great job of showg people that there's more to gay people than all those offensive stereotyp. This is the bt way to fd out if someone is gay and much ls offensive than makg assumptns about them.
9 SIGNS TO WATCH OUT FOR IF YOU THK YOUR BOYIEND IS GAY
Is your boyiend gay? How n you tell? Here are 10 signs to look out for that he might be gay, and some advice on how to handle that. * how do you know when your friend is gay *
Say somethg like, "You know you're stuck wh me as a iend no matter what, but I jt have to ask bee I don't want to make assumptns and e to the wrong nclns: are you gay? Article SummaryXTo tell if your guy iend is gay, notice whether he refers to other guys as attractive, which uld be a sign that he’s gay. Pay attentn to how much he talks about women a romantic or sexual way, sce a lack of tert women uld suggt he’s gay.
IS MY BOYIEND GAY? 10 SIGNS TO HELP YOU TELL FOR SURE
Are you qutng your sexualy? Fd out if you’re gay, straight, bisexual, or asexual. Learn what the terms mean and if they apply to you. * how do you know when your friend is gay *
Sometim a woman may have been a heterosexual relatnship for years and yet feel somethg is somehow "off;" and she may fd herself askg, "Is my hband gay? " Many women fd this qutn unthkable but acrdg to Bonnie Kaye,, an expert women married to gay men, is timated that 4 ln women have been, or are, married to gay men.
IS YOUR CHILD GAY?
There’s a group of who hang out, and we are pretty sure that one of our iends is gay. We don’t re, we jt wish he wouldn’t hi if that’s the se. Should we ask him outright? * how do you know when your friend is gay *
Unfortunately, is timated that 50% of gay hbands hi their homosexualy om their wiv and don't reach this place of honty on their own.
AM I GAY?
Is your hband gay? The article brgs to you 19 signs to look out for if you spect that your hband might be gay. * how do you know when your friend is gay *
In many s, is the wife, who after spectg that somethg is wrong, mt nont the gay hband wh the evince, and only then n hontly be achieved. But if you're wonrg, "Is my man gay, " might be helpful to know that there are signs to look for, acrdg to Kaye.
I’M PRETTY SURE MY IEND IS GAY. HOW DO I ASK HIM?
Quiz: How to Tell if My Boyiend Is Gay? - It may be an awkward topic to brg up, but if you are wonrg how to tell if your boyiend is gay or not, you are certaly not alone. “How to tell if my... * how do you know when your friend is gay *
A hband may be gay and display none of those signs or a hband may display the signs and not be gay. If turns out that a hband is, fact, gay, the fallout n be difficult to al wh, particularly for the straight partner.
What's important to remember is that the hband's homosexualy is entirely his rponsibily and has nothg to do wh the wife. The wife has not been aquate any way and likely the gay hband married her bee he tly red about her. In his Royal Oaks, Michigan, practice, Joe specializ Gay Affirmative Psychotherapy and IMAGO Relatnship Therapy, often treatg men who are qutng their sexual orientatn.
IS YOUR HBAND GAY? 6 SIGNS THAT COULD BE A CSE FOR CONCERN
Number one is the high cince of male-female upl enterg my office bee the woman thks her man might be gay.
He’s actually straight, but for whatever reason, he’s been lookg at gay porn or he’s been havg sex wh men. A lot of the time the men e on their own and they’re holdg my book about g out as gay, and they want to know, “Is this me?
QUIZ: HOW TO TELL IF MY BOYIEND IS GAY?
And I thk ’s very important to state right here that I’m a gay man, yet here I am sayg that most of the time the men who are beg sexual wh other men aren’t gay.
That’s unual, bee most gay men, even most gay therapists, believe that if a guy is havg gay sex, he’s gay. ” I always joke wh clients that for me, as a gay man, when I’m walkg on the beach and checkg people out, the women are the way.
HOW TO TELL A FRIEND YOU’RE GAY AND YOU LOVE THEM - WHY YOU SHOULD BE CAREFUL
Wh gay clients, they say they feel the same way; wh bisexual clients, they say they’re lookg at both the men and the women; wh straight clients, they say they’re lookg only at the women.
When a man is a long-term relatnship wh a woman but beg sexual wh men, eher lookg at porn or havg actual sex, he eher will or won’t be homophobic. The straight men have no homophobia at all—to the pot where they’re willg to seek unselg om me, an openly gay therapist. A lot of tim the gay men never even make to me (whout promptg om their wife, anyway) bee they’re riddled wh homophobia and I’m too gay for them.
HOW TO KNOW IF YOU ARE GAY
So if a client is stgglg wh his sexual orientatn and he’s got a lot of homophobia, he’s probably gay.
A gay guy wants to do all of that wh a man, a bisexual guy might want a man or a woman, and the straight guy wants to only be wh a woman that way.
So this is a way of bondg wh men—ironilly, through sex—and happens not bee the man is gay but bee he don’t know any other way to get this need met. Eher they’re worried that their man will eventually ci he’s gay and end the relatnship, or they want monogamy, and his cheatg is a threat to the marriage regardls of who he’s dog wh.