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NEW TRENDS GAY MALE RELATNSHIPS: THE CHOIC STUDY
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” A person who is attracted to members of the same sex is homosexual, or “gay” (male) or “lbian” (female). Although the Uned Stat do not legally regnize same‐sex marriag or unns, homosexuals and bisexuals (like heterosexuals) enjoy a variety of relatnships.
TELL: AN INTIMATE HISTORY OF GAY MEN THE MILARY
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. * gay relationship bases *
Makg generalizatns about homosexual or bisexual relatnships—romantic, social, workg, or otherwise—is difficult, as is makg generalizatns about heterosexual relatnships.
The Choic study foc on gay men ag 18-40 and explor attus and practic about monogamy and marriage. * gay relationship bases *
Weberg studied nearly 1, 000 gays and lbians and found that about 75 percent fell to one of the followg relatnship tegori:. Asexual homosexuals are sgle, have few or no sex partners, and would probably be nsired sexually whdrawn. Dysfunctnal homosexuals are sgle, have many sex partners, but also have sexual problems and/or regrets about beg homosexual.
Functnal homosexuals are sgle, have many sex partners, and have few or no sexual problems or regrets about beg homosexual. Close‐upled relatnships remble monogamo heterosexual the above tegori show, homosexual relatnships are diverse.
Soclogists timate that between 40 and 60 percent of homosexuals mata mted relatnships.
As "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" to an end, we sent Chris Heath to terview dozens of gay servicemen om the past and prent to fd out what life was really like as Ameri's ary stggled wh s last great inty crisis * gay relationship bases *
Gay and lbian upl may stay together for as many years as heterosexual upl. Rearchers suggt that children brought up homosexual hom do not differ om children brought up heterosexual hom terms of telligence, genr role, genr inty, or general life adjtment. Rearchers also suggt that children om homosexual hom are no more likely to bee homosexuals themselv than are children om heterosexual hom.