I posted a question earlier which I've since deleted, but I've recently come out of the closet...I thought that being gay was just like....a hetwrosexual relationship except the partners of the same sex...love is love. But, I guess there are some customs/things that are commonplace in gay society that aren't as common with heterosexual couples. I wa just wondering if you guys could give me an insight, because I wasn't as aware of thsi before. So basically
What are courtship rules?
Anything that's offensive that shouldn't be done?
Just anything...to help me fit in more with gay society and get my skewed perception fixed.
Please do not bash me or say that there aren't any cutoms...I didn't thniok there were customs until I got some responses...
2006-10-15 04:54:33 · 7 answers · asked by RaimundoL 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
Depending on where you live there are likely to be Gay Health and Counseling services in your area. Rather than start by jumping into the deep end in a singles bar, you might consider going to one, explaining your situation, and getting guidance from more experienced members of the community. Remember, everyone was a newbie once, most of us haven't forgotten that nerve-wracking "Oh my God, NOW what?" feeling. Take your time, be your self, start off by looking for friends not lovers, the rest will come in time. One thing, in my own experience you were right when you said "Love is love", it's only the courtship rituals that differ, not the goal.
2006-10-15 09:24:27 · answer #1 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to boot the skill legal advantages (or issues) linked with being married, why ought to anybody, gays and heterosexuals alike, positioned one among those rigidity on marriage? In united statesa.'s present day society the place anybody is continually having out of marriage intercourse, residing mutually single, leaping from one boyfriend/female pal to a diverse, and divorce is a lot much less complicated than in previous circumstances, why is that this argument so time-honored? i'm getting the equivalent rights ingredient, specific. yet maximum gays and lesbians haven't any actual non secular ideals, i.e. belonging to a definite church and believing that way. So what does it remember while you're married or no longer? ninety% of the heterosexual couples i understand do no longer see marriage as important, and maximum men circumvent it, so why is the gay community so opposite, in the event that they are meant to be the comparable?
2016-10-19 10:42:23 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We celebrate at gay pride events just as most Americans celebrate the 4th of July
2006-10-15 06:09:21 · answer #3 · answered by maddog1968 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i agree with mystic. there are no rock solid rules just as in a str8 relationship just be yourself. if you want something long lasting don't rush into bed with the first guy you meet .take your time and get to know each other
2006-10-15 05:05:14 · answer #4 · answered by Ron N 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok, don't listen to the devil helga.
i don't know much about courtship rules. i am not sue about custom either. i think maybe the best word i can is just be yourself. just be who you are.
2006-10-15 05:01:40 · answer #5 · answered by mystic_lonewolf22 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DO YOU THINK ALL GAYS HANG OUT IN MACHO, LEATHER
BARS YOU BIG DUMMY?
THEY GO TO WORK, AND COOK A MEAL, AND CLEAN THE HOUSE, AND GET BORED AND WATCH TV LIKE YOU AND ME!
2006-10-15 05:57:42 · answer #6 · answered by Medicine Eddie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just be yourself.
2006-10-15 05:07:40 · answer #7 · answered by tammidee10 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋