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When Andrés tried translating Colombian slang to his American boyfriend, he stumbled into a deeper question: what do these words really mean?
In this episode, Andrés traces the roots of everyday slang in Colombian Spanish used not only by the queer collective, but by the public at large.
What he finds reveals more about his queerness and identity than he thought.
In this story, he brings us the painful, often overlooked history behind a few words that he has been using both in his home state and here in the U.S.
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If you're a man, having older brothers makes you more likely to be gay, says science
In correctness, as a species, mankind still has yet to fully understand what sexual orientation really is. Innateness and nurture can’t appear to quite take the edge in the debate, and as a recent review article on the subject in Psychological Science in the Public Interestdemonstrated, we’re still pretty far off formulating a convenient theory that can sum up the entire spectrum of sexual desire. The short version of it is that we’re all beautiful creatures and provided what you’re doing is with consenting adults, you do you.
In the absence of hypotheses, however, at least we can get some solace in statistics and hard data. Researchers have re-examined some of the curious clues that offer a partial get on sexuality. One of the most strange is the fraternal-birth-order effect, which is a recurring statistical trait found in families producing multiple sons. In short, those who are born and identify as male, each and every older biological brother they have increases the chances that they will be gay.
While scientists have establish no correlation for women with multiple older brothers, analysis of
Gay Relationship Advice: Age Gaps in Gay Relationships
Many of my LGBTQ counseling clients ask me why they are only attracted to gay men younger than themselves. If you are happy dating gay men in their twenties, then this question is not important. It’s like asking “Why do I favor blondes over brunettes?” My advice is to grant yourself enjoy dating whomever interests you (as prolonged as they are over the age of 18).
Age gap relationships are more common than you may realize. In western countries:
- 1 out of every twelve male/female couples has an age gap of 10 years or more
- that number increase to 25% in male/male couples
- and 15% of female/female relationships
That same explore indicated that age gap partners are more satisfied and more committed to each other than partners of similar age–though there is some research that points to a correlation with higher rates of divorce. Research also shows that couples with an age gap of less than ten years are happier than those with an age gap greater than ten years. You can find more details on these stats on this episode of the podcast I Love You Too, by Psychotherapist, Digital dating Coach, Couples Counselor Jessica Engle,
Prince Research Excerpts on Gay Rights & Mormonism – “39 – Suicides”
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39 – Suicides
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Andrew Evans: “Less than a year ago, right here in Washington, DC, my companion killed himself. He was Mormon and gay. You’ve gone on record that, ‘the Church does not give apologies’. Does religious autonomy absolve you from responsibility in the gay Mormon suicide crisis?”
Dallin Oaks: “I think that’s a question that will be answered on judgment day. I can’t answer that beyond what has already been said. I know that those tragic events happen. And it’s not unique simply to the ask of sexual choice. There are other cases where people have taken their own lives and blamed a church–my church–or a government, or somebody else for their taking their own lives, and I assess those things possess to be judged by a higher authority than exists on this ground, and I am read
“You want to shove those words back in and put the lid on. But you can’t. Your child is gay. This goes against everything you’ve been taught. It was not what you had in mind, and you instantly wonder where you went wrong.”
When you get a parent, you recognize to expect the unexpected. But for many Christian parents, nothing can plan them to hear that their beloved child is gay. This is the child you have cradled, spoon fed mashed bananas, and dreamed a pretty future for. How could this be? What will the church say? What will your friends say? What does the future hold? You can’t even get your head around this.
If you are a Christian parent, family member or friend to whom your loved one has come out as same-sex attracted or lesbian, then this is for you.
I encourage you to sit down, relax, maybe get a cup of tea, and soak in what I’m about to tell you. My hope is to guide you as we walk for a bit through this maze of confusion, to help you find your way to wholeness. In many Christian circles, this is not good news, and you may begin to spiral into reflection and self-searching. We’ll get to that. But at the bottom of it all, this is not about you. Most parents’ first mistake is to mak