Joe Kort, Ph.D., talks about his new book, "Is My Hband Gay, Straight, or Bi?"
Contents:
- 17 SIGNS YOUR BOYIEND IS SECRETLY GAY (& WHAT TO DO)
- HOW TO COPE WHEN YOUR SPOE COM OUT AS GAY
- IS MY HBAND GAY? 10 SIGNS THAT CAN HELP YOU FIGURE OUT
- IS MY HBAND GAY? SIGNS OF A GAY HBAND
- FDG OUT YOUR SPOE IS GAY
- YEP, HE’S GAY
- IS YOUR MAN GAY, STRAIGHT, OR BISEXUAL?
- 7 SIGNS YOUR HBAND IS GAY, AND 5 WAYS YOU CAN HELP HIM
17 SIGNS YOUR BOYIEND IS SECRETLY GAY (& WHAT TO DO)
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In other words, where Bud Light has buckled unr prsure as bigotry grows agast the LGBTQ+ muny, Gay Water’s creator Spencer Hodson wants his new boozy brand to be the anthis of that. “The key issue that Bud Light tapped to was the fact that they didn’t unrstand their re dience and know enough about them,” Hodson, a gay man, told CNN about the ntroversy that began when the Anhser-Bch beer brand sent fluencer Dylan Mulvaney a n of beer. The nned cktail is named after a lloquialism given to the popular mixed drk (vodka and soda) orred at bars by the gay muny.
“Puttg a product wh the word gay the tle is reprentatn self,” which he hop reclaims the word om the negativy ’s sometim associated wh. He thought of creatg Gay Water about a year ago while on a vatn wh his iend that had got a job wh the beverage dtry. The two chatted about the limed amount of gay people wh , and wh Hodson burnt out om his tradnal day job tech, started the nned cktail.
Hodson built up a strong social media followg on TikTok and Instagram durg Covid-19 and is g some of the money om that (as well as om iends and fay) to help fund Gay Water.
HOW TO COPE WHEN YOUR SPOE COM OUT AS GAY
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“Gay is an umbrella term and the ia behd the brand is to be as clive as possible, which means we want alli, we want straight people to be part of this muny we’re buildg.”.
For now, Gay Water is sold largely onle (wh a few retailers) and four sugar-ee flavors — watermelon, lime, peach and grapeu — at lnch. Gay Water might not have the ep pockets pared to s petors, like Whe Claw, but “even at small sle, pani of many siz are havg succs makg spir-based seltzers and premixed cktails,” Bryan Roth, an analyst for Feel Goods Company and edor of the alhol beverage newsletter, Sightl+, told CNN. “There’s lots of space the spir-based seltzer tegory which Gay Water n play, pecially if the brand n offer a cultural or emotnal nnectn that will feel more excg than the prospect of another peapple-flavored vodka seltzer om natnal or ternatnal rporatns,” Roth said.
IS MY HBAND GAY? 10 SIGNS THAT CAN HELP YOU FIGURE OUT
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Of urse, other drks e the word “gay,” too, cludg Gay Beer and So Gay Rosé, Hodson noted, which are also tryg to reach the queer muny and offer them an alternative the straight-domated space. He watch gay pornIf your boyiend watch a lot of gay porn, there’s a good chance he’s sexually terted men. He might not be fully gay, but he’s obvly cur enough to check out on a regular basis.
After all, most heterosexual guys have no tert watchg any porn unls there’s a woman your boyiend is tryg to hi his sexualy om you, ’s doubtful that he’ll openly watch gay porn while you’re around. The only way you’ll know is to look at his search history, which is a pretty big vasn of his do he react if you offer to watch gay porn wh him? He’s been wh men beforeIf he’s been relatnships or hooked up wh men the past, ’s a pretty big ditor that he’s gay or bisexual.
IS MY HBAND GAY? SIGNS OF A GAY HBAND
”If you hear this kd of ment a lot, he might be attemptg to normalize his homosexual thoughts by makg them seem like nothg more than a joke.
He’s homophobicIt sounds untertuive, but some gay or bisexual men will exprs homophobic sentiments. It’s a way of flectg spicn off of themselv and makg seem like they uld never be terted other to the way your boyiend talks about homosexualy. Do he make jok about beg gay that cross the le om good-natured teasg to offensive terrory?
If so, might be bee he’s secretly stgglg wh his own urse, there are plenty of heterosexual guys who e homophobic language as well.
FDG OUT YOUR SPOE IS GAY
He’s not terted sleepg wh youThere are lots of reasons why your boyiend might not want to have sex that don’t volve him beg secretly gay.
His fantasi volve menA of heterosexual men have sexual fantasi volvg other men, and don’t mean they are gay. He has a lot of gay iendsPeople tend to associate wh others who share siar terts and valu. So if your boyiend has a lot of gay iends, uld be bee he’s subnscly tryg to surround himself wh people like urse, plenty of straight guys have gay iends as well.
YEP, HE’S GAY
But if seems like the majory of his social circle is gay, uld be a sign that he’s stgglg wh his own sexualy. He has a gay datg app on his phoneEven if he hasn’t actually ed the app to hook up wh guys, he’s obvly cur and may be thkg about dog so the future. Keep md that havg a datg app on his phone don’t mean he’s cheatg on you, but you serve to know if he’s actively lookg for other signs your boyiend is gayIt’s jt as important to unrstand all the signals that uld mistakenly lead you to believe your boyiend is gay.
He r about his appearance & groomgThe stereotype of the neat, well-drsed gay man is ridiculo at this pot. So don’t assume that your boyiend is gay jt bee he lik to drs well or take re of his appearance.
He sounds gayYou might have heard that gay men often speak wh a lisp, but this stereotype is pletely unte. Don’t assume that your boyiend is gay jt bee he has what you nsir to be feme mannerisms.
IS YOUR MAN GAY, STRAIGHT, OR BISEXUAL?
If your boyiend cri durg sad movi or gets upset about issu that are important to him, don’t mean he’s gay. He uld jt be touch wh his to do if you thk your boyiend is gayOkay, so you’ve noticed some of the signs that your boyiend might be gay.
It’s possible he’s been wantg to have this nversatn wh you but hasn’t had the urage to brg though you may have seen many of the behavrs on this list, don’t throw them his face as a list of ‘evince’ that he’s secretly gay.
Don’t prsure himWhether your boyiend is gay, straight, or somethg between, he’ll need time to procs his feelgs. If your boyiend adms he’s gay, will be a difficult time for both of you and there’s no gettg past the fact that your relatnship is over. Don’t try to change himThe worst thg you n do is try to change him or ‘cure’ him of his homosexualy.
7 SIGNS YOUR HBAND IS GAY, AND 5 WAYS YOU CAN HELP HIM
There’s nothg you uld have done to change his sexualy, and ’s not your flt that he’s gay.
Some people even fall to the trap of thkg they were such a bad partner they somehow ‘turned’ their partner gay. Move on wh your lifeBreakups are always tough, but fdg out your boyiend is gay is a particularly difficult suatn. Ask for help if you need Fdg out your boyiend is gay n be credibly difficult and nfg.