Heterosexual and gay men n heal and grow as a rult of their iendships.
Contents:
- HOW TO RPOND WHEN A FRIEND COM OUT AS GAY
- HOW TO DEAL WHEN YOUR BT FRIEND IS GAY
- HOW TO TELL IF YOUR GUY FRIEND IS GAY
- 9 WAYS TO REACH OUT TO A GAY-INTIFIED FRIEND
- CAN GAY AND STRAIGHT MEN REALLY BE FRIENDS?
- GAY MEN AND STRAIGHT MEN AS FRIENDS
- HOW TO TELL A FRIEND YOU'RE GAY AND YOU LOVE THEM
- HOW DO I HELP MY GAY FRIEND?
- HOW TO FD YOUR GAY BT FRIEND
HOW TO RPOND WHEN A FRIEND COM OUT AS GAY
Could gay guys be the ultimate wg men for their straight, male iends? * gay guy gives comfort to friend *
We’re here for you, and you’re there for them, so keep readg to learn what you should and shouldn’t say if a iend says they’re gay. ” and “How do you know you’re gay? How do I help my gay iend e out?
HOW TO DEAL WHEN YOUR BT 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... * gay guy gives comfort to friend *
For a long time, iendships between gay men and straight men – what some now ll “bromosexual” iendships – were unmon. 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. Friendships between gay and straight men have always existed.
Many straight men hated to beiend gay men, fearg harassment, rejectn om their straight iends or beg lled gay. The growg acceptance of homosexualy, however, has allayed some of the fears.
HOW TO TELL IF YOUR GUY FRIEND IS GAY
New rearch explor the benefs of iendship between gay and straight men. * gay guy gives comfort to friend *
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.
9 WAYS TO REACH OUT TO A GAY-INTIFIED FRIEND
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We propose gay-straight male iendships are not only possible, but that they n grow to be extremely rewardg. 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 which straight men are the most likely to beiend gay men, and vice versa?
CAN GAY AND STRAIGHT MEN REALLY BE FRIENDS?
Perhaps you have realized you are gay and that you have fallen love wh your iend. You have also probably realized that this is a lot to al wh! You may want to be hont wh your iend about your sexualy as well as your... * gay guy gives comfort to friend *
We know that gay men are now g out at an earlier age.
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. Send, recent rearch has argued that genr and sexual orientatn might not be as black and whe as prevly thought, which opens up new avenu for explorg how gay and straight men n relate to one another. If a straight guy and his gay male iend are ls rigid about their masculy and sexualy, they’ll probably be more likely to discs tails about their sexual and romantic liv openly wh one another.
Recent rearch has suggted that advice sharg uld be a ccial reason that straight women seek out gay men as iends. In short, women are able to tst the datg advice om gay male iends bee they know their gay iends don’t have any ulterr motiv: They’re not tryg to hook up wh them or pete wh them for guys. We believe that this same sort of unbiased advice sharg might also foster iendships between gay and straight men.
GAY MEN AND STRAIGHT MEN AS FRIENDS
Bee of the tst they engenr om straight women, gay men are uniquely posned to be excellent “wg men” for sgle straight men.
However, straight women do tend to tst the datg advice of gay men (pecially more than advice om straight men or women). Acrdgly, straight men uld get a leg up datg om beg close iends wh gay men. For example, a gay iend uld vouch for his straight iend’s good tentns to women.
HOW TO TELL A FRIEND YOU'RE GAY AND YOU LOVE THEM
Straight men who are fortable wh their sexualy may also act as wg men for gay male iends.
Jt as a gay man might be able to pass on advice about women to his straight iend, a straight man uld nnect his gay male iend wh another sirable gay man, sce neher the gay man nor his straight iend are petg for the same person. We believe that havg a tstworthy nfidant to help wh romantic pursus is one of the major reasons straight and gay men are leavg the fort of their same-sex, same-orientatn iend groups to form “bromosexual” iendships.
HOW DO I HELP MY GAY FRIEND?
You may already know that your iend is gay, however, 's important to let them actually say to you. " If you want to talk about your iend to a parent or guardian, try askg "Would you be okay wh me mentng that you're gay to my parents if me up, or would you prefer that I keep quiet? How do you know if you’re gay?
HOW TO FD YOUR GAY BT FRIEND
Remember, beg gay don't change your iend's personaly.
Do beg gay nflict wh your relig beliefs?
If you then don't have the nvictn that beg gay is natural and good, you may want to rensir the iendship.