As New York gay and lbian upl prepare to sh for marriage licens, the cy may be unprepared for genr qutns.
Contents:
- IS IT GAY HBAND? LBIAN WIFE? OR WHAT?
- HOW TO INTRODUCE A MARRIED GAY COUPLE
- 12 GAY COUPL HOLLYWOOD WHO HAVE THE MOST ROMANTIC LOVE STORI
- ONE OF N.L.'S FIRST MARRIED GAY UPL LOOK BACK WH PRI
- GAY MARRIAGE QUANDARY: AM I THE BRI OR GROOM?
IS IT GAY HBAND? LBIAN WIFE? OR WHAT?
Follow a gay uple’s lead as to how to refer to one spoe. And when doubt, “partner” ually satisfi everyone. * who is a gay couple *
Boomg|Is It Gay Hband?
27, 2012Every other Tuday, Steven Petrow, the thor of “Steven Petrow’s Complete Gay & Lbian Manners, ” (Workman, 2011), addrs qutns about gay and straight etiquette for a boomer-age dience.
" I am a straight man my 50s, and most same-sex upl of my age group e “partner” to refer to each other although younger gay male iends speak of their “hbands” wh lbian upl routely g “wife.
HOW TO INTRODUCE A MARRIED GAY COUPLE
An Army sergeant asks how to troduce his girliend to a married gay uple, one of whom is an officer. * who is a gay couple *
Given today’s crazy-quilt mix of state marriage laws (ma even more so by the Electn Day victori for gay weddgs), ’s no wonr you are nfed about how to refer to our signifint others.
12 GAY COUPL HOLLYWOOD WHO HAVE THE MOST ROMANTIC LOVE STORI
From Neil Patrick Harris to Ricky Mart, learn more about your favore celebry gay upl who have the most romantic love stori. * who is a gay couple *
The other day I heard about a recently married gay man who mentned his “hband” passg to a woman of a certa age (meang ours!
It’s tertg to me that you rrectly intify the generatnal difference among your gay, lbian and bisexual iends (two snaps for payg attentn! ) and I’ll bet you’re likely to rell when other terms were vogue — “longtime pann” was obuary for “gay” – and back the day the sexually suggtive “lover” was the mon moniker for many a practil level what I suggt dog is listeng to how a uple troduc or refers to each other. For stance, I recently overheard a gay iend a long-term relatnship refer to his better half as his “spoe” only to hear one of the straight folks ask him mut later what kd of work his “iend” did.
ONE OF N.L.'S FIRST MARRIED GAY UPL LOOK BACK WH PRI
A Pevian high urt has orred same-sex unns to be legally registered public rerds, markg a victory for the LGBTQ muny a untry that has been reluctant to regnize gay upl. * who is a gay couple *
I’d love to see Endora st a spell on Congrs and get to overturn the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which prohibs Feral regnn of gay and lbian weddgs (and ni more than 1, 100 benefs like Social Secury for survivg spo or hospal visatn rights).
GAY MARRIAGE QUANDARY: AM I THE BRI OR GROOM?
If you need advice about gay/straight suatns or issu (geared to a boomer-aged dience), send them to Mr.
They started hostg weddgs after their own venue told them — the week of their weddg — that would not acmodate a gay uple.
The stunts were there to learn about gay relatnships a settg where they uld ask qutns whout fear. ”Now ’s easy for a gay person to get offend by this qutn.