Navigatg the social grac of our ever-changg society n be tricky, and perhaps trickier for gays and lbians. Many wonr how to rpond to offensive jok or how to addrs a letter to a married gay uple. Steven Petrow giv answers his new book Steven Petrow's Complete Gay and Lbian Manners. He speaks wh gut host Jacki Lyn.
Contents:
- GAY DATG ETIQUETTE 101
- GAY DATG TACTICS: YOUR FIRST DATE DO'S & DON'TS
- 5 TIPS AND LSONS GAY MEN NEED TODAY TO HELP THRIVE ON DATG APPS
- GAY DATG ETIQUETTE 101
GAY DATG ETIQUETTE 101
* gay dating etiquette *
You might nvey a stem of rose se you are urtg women — however brgg flower to your gay lover? Navigatg the social grac of our ever-changg society n be tricky, and perhaps trickier for gays and lbians. Many wonr how to rpond to offensive jok or how to addrs a letter to a married gay uple.
Steven Petrow giv answers his new book Steven Petrow's Complete Gay and Lbian Manners. How do I addrs a salutatn to a gay uple? Steven Petrow has the answers and he's the go-to thory on lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr issu.
He wr the natnally syndited advice lumn Queeri, and his latt book is lled "Steven Petrow's Complete Gay and Lbian Manners.
GAY DATG TACTICS: YOUR FIRST DATE DO'S & DON'TS
Why is there a need for a marriage book, specifilly for the gay and lbian populatn? PETROW: Part of the answer is that I've been dog an advice lumns for many years now, and three years ago I started gettg jt a ton of qutns, both om gay people and om straight people about all the dilemmas sort of our social teractns and, you know, they're also all of the same sex weddg qutns.
5 TIPS AND LSONS GAY MEN NEED TODAY TO HELP THRIVE ON DATG APPS
LYDEN: So a lot of is about basilly mon cency, and then you're sayg there are the other thgs that do specifilly apply to the gay muny. You know, for stance, how do you troduce the signifint other of your bt gay iend?
GAY DATG ETIQUETTE 101
LYDEN: Steven, you wrote a siar book lled "The Essential Book of Gay Manners and Etiquette" 1995. PETROW: You know, actually shocked me when I started to thk back that, really, 16 years here is like 1, 600 gay years or somethg like that, bee thk back, 1995, 1996, that was before onle datg.
But also, to pay attentn for, you know, some antigay slurs and language that happens.
You know, that phrase, that's so gay, is ed, you know, so often the schools and 's a very negative, hurtful phrase, and parents... He wr the natnally syndited advice lumn, Queeri, and he's the thor of the recently released book "Steven Petrow's Complete Gay and Lbian Manners.