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Heart with hole in — My world got completely turned upside-down recently when I found myself no longer in a 6-year relationship, but instead alone and single. My boyfriend and I broke up. It is not my intention to write up nasty stuff about my ex-boyfriend, or to air my dirty laundry here. I just thought I’d […]

So now I am single

This entry was posted in General and tagged Breakup Relationships on October 18, 2012

Gay Bible — They say that nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes. However, I think that another certainty seems to be the unnecessary conflict between homosexuality and religion. Most major religions reject homosexuality, claiming it is a sin. If there is a higher power – a God – out there, he actually will accept and love gay people.

Religion and homosexuality

This entry was posted in General and tagged God Religion on October 7, 2012

Gay blood ban — In many countries, there is either an outright ban on gay men donating blood, or there is a deferral period, where a man cannot donate blood if he has had sex with another male in the preceding 6 or 12 months. The reason for the ban, is that many studies have shown that gay men have a much higher prevalence of HIV and hepatitis than straight men. I was wondering if this policy is fair.

Blood Donation: Donating “Gay Blood”

This entry was posted in General and tagged Donating blood Gay men HIV Sexual lifestyle on September 2, 2012

Touching hands — The first stage is one where you profess the joys of being single. Being single is the best thing in the world. You wonder why anyone would be stupid enough to be in a relationship. You really relish the freedom and lack of responsibility that comes with being single.

4 stages of finding a relationship

This entry was posted in General and tagged Gay relationships Loneliness on August 27, 2012

Gay couple sharing a hug on the lawn — Did you know that a homosexual relationship can actually set the example to society of how a good relationship works? Heterosexuals can learn things from gay relationships such as our partner being our equal, knowing how to make our partner happy, and being innovative.

Heterosexuals can learn a lot from gay relationships

This entry was posted in General and tagged Gay relationships Straight relationships on August 16, 2012

The wife providing a pie — We usually fear becoming the more submissive partner, and the submissive role often has a bad connotation. It is sometimes referred to as being the 'wife' in the relationship.

Are you afraid of being ‘the wife’?

This entry was posted in General and tagged Gay relationships Society Submissive on August 12, 2012

Gay flag London Olympics 2012 — Coming out as an openly gay athlete just gives the world another reminder that being gay is normal. It shows the world that there are gay athletes. Athletes that succeed. Athletes that compete in the official Summer Olympics, not only in the Gay Olympics. Athletes that the world respects.

Openly gay athletes – why I care

This entry was posted in General and tagged Closet Coming out Homophobia Olympics on July 31, 2012

Homophobic march — We are all likely to face homophobia in some form during our lives, and we need to be able to deal with it. There a number of types of homophobia from various sources. Religious, ignorance, internal and family homophobia are some examples discussed. The thing that hurts me the most is that they truly believe that who I am is wrong.

Homophobia: how to deal with homophobia

This entry was posted in General and tagged Homophobia Ignorance Parents Society on July 21, 2012

Public gay community — The public sees a certain version of the gay community, but there is also a private community of gay people who may act in a completely different way.

Where is the hidden gay community?

This entry was posted in General and tagged Gay Gay community Gay rights Pride Private gay community Public gay community Public perception Stereotypes on July 13, 2012

Hanging from a closet — As gay people, we often struggle to say "I'm gay". How much of that fear is the fear of their reaction, and how much is the fear we have of ourselves?

The never-ending closet – fear of saying I’m gay

This entry was posted in General and tagged Closet Coming out Gay on July 12, 2012

People communicating — Let's face it - communication is not always easy, especially in a gay relationship. Here are some tips to improve communication in your relationship.

Effective Communication

This entry was posted in General and tagged Communication Relationships on July 11, 2012

Decisions — In life, and especially in love, decisions need to be made. Here are some tips to help make decision-making easier.

My experience with making decisions

This entry was posted in General and tagged Decisions Priorities Relationships on July 11, 2012

Kurt Hummel - Glee — I really hope that I don't come across as reinforcing stereotypes (that's not my intention) but I do wonder what qualities in a person makes us believe that they are gay. Some people might say it is the clothing that gay guys wear. Is it though?

Stereotypes – what makes someone appear gay?

This entry was posted in General and tagged Gay Glee Stereotypes on July 9, 2012

Gaydar radar — If you are gay, you have probably heard of the 'gaydar'. But is it really a sixth sense that we were born with when we our DNA decided that we were gay?

What is it that our ‘gaydar’ picks up in a ...

This entry was posted in General and tagged Gaydar on May 1, 2012