A study to be released next month is offerg a rare glimpse si gay relatnships and reveals that monogamy is not a central feature for many.
Contents:
- "WE DO HAVE A VERY GOOD SEX LIFE": GAY MEN WH STRAIGHT WIV ARE G OUT -- AS HAPPILY MARRIED
- GAY MARRIAGE QUTN: ARE THEY BOTH LLED "WIFE" OR "HBAND"?
- HOW TO INTRODUCE A MARRIED GAY COUPLE
- IS MY HBAND GAY? SIGNS OF A GAY HBAND
- MANY SUCCSFUL GAY MARRIAG SHARE AN OPEN SECRET
"WE DO HAVE A VERY GOOD SEX LIFE": GAY MEN WH STRAIGHT WIV ARE G OUT -- AS HAPPILY MARRIED
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One of the biggt reasons is that we as gay people are fightg to not be assigned a genr or a role all of the time our relatnships or life.
GAY MARRIAGE QUTN: ARE THEY BOTH LLED "WIFE" OR "HBAND"?
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As gay people, we want to be seen as two people who love each other and are a mted relatnship.
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HOW TO INTRODUCE A MARRIED GAY COUPLE
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. * male wife in gay marriage *
” But he adds: “I’m gay. Weed is a practicg Mormon and the Church’s current stance on the topic of homosexualy n be summed up like so: “The attractn self is not a s, but actg on is.
” While Weed says he do not pass judgment on gay relatnships general, when me to his own life, he says, “I didn’t feel was right. Note that we’re not talkg about so-lled ex-gays.
In fact, the term “same-sex attracted, ” or SSA, has taken off as the notn of “ex-gays” has fallen out of favor.
IS MY HBAND GAY? SIGNS OF A GAY HBAND
There are some key differenc between the two groups: “Ex-gays” believe that they have succsfully “cured” themselv of homosexualy.
“Ex-gays” have a rightful reputatn for beg bigoted, whereas SSAs are not necsarily opposed to homosexualy.
MANY SUCCSFUL GAY MARRIAG SHARE AN OPEN SECRET
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But there are plenty of SSA men who believe that homosexual behavrs are a relig s -- and, as the recent amic brief shows, some are willg to go so far as to policize their inty orr to fight equal rights for gays.