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 debbyski says: "While most of our heterosexual peers had experienced, in their teens, socialization around courtship, dating and sexuality, many of us had grown up closeted and fearful, “our most precious and tender feelings rarely validated or reflected back to us by our families and communities” I found this to be a very interesting article about gay marriage and how being closeted in American society can affect you. Imagine not being able to express your sexuality because it was not accepted by society even though it has always felt so natural to you. And I found the concept of monogamy which is addressed in this article for men, straight or gay, to be questionable for many. If men were completely honest, I don't think most of them have the potential to be in a monogamous relationship. And this isn't based on my personal experience either because my husband has been a man who chose monogamy. Deb, as usual, you make such salient observations. I remember as a teen ager, when I had such strong feelings for a particular friend, how I would torture myself mentally, wondering what would happen if anyone should ever discover my feelings. I would literally lose sleep at night worried about this very issue. What a horrible way to waste one's teen years of learning about love, while most of my other friends were showing off their girlfriends and boyfriends. As an adolescent I can remember having so many different emotions Zasel. I was intrigued by males, yet scared of them at the same time. It seemed like so many other girls liked boys so much and I thought "Wow, I ought to see what the fuss is about!" But I could never understand why all the females seemed to make their world evolve around the fact that they had a boyfriend or not. Me? I could have cared less. Let the males come chasing for me (and they did) I remember the first time a girl really kissed me; I was probably about 14 years old. *LOL* I thought I won the lottery. But I quickly dismissed it from my mind as just a curiosity. The first time I made love with a woman I can re... |
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