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Friends With An Ex?

I’m having difficulty being friends with an ex, even though I would really like to be. I may have messed it up permanently earlier today. In the hope that I have not, how does one go about being friends with an ex? Have you ever successfully done it? Were there limitations or boundaries that made [...]

Please Sort These Signals For Me

I met Jane through a mutual friend. We’re both gay so at least that part’s easy. The meeting was brief and uneventful, but I told the friend I was interested so she set up a double date with me and Jane and her and her boyfriend. The date went alright. Jane and our friend are [...]

Is It A Choice?

I learned in a gender studies class that gay men generally say that their sexuality is due to biology, i.e., they are just born that way. Gay women are more likely to say that their sexuality is a choice. Since men’s opinions are more valued in most societies, the gay man experience becomes the party [...]

Did I Make The Right Choice?

I wrote about a week ago: “In need of words of encouragement for coming out”. Thanks to everyone who responded. You made me confront what I knew to be true but didn’t want to admit. I still wish it wasn’t true, though.
I told her that if she was really going to be with me, without [...]

In Need Of Words Of Encouragement For Coming Out

I got together with a good friend of mine in May. We both had boyfriends so we kept it secret. But then we fell in love. I broke up with my boyfriend, and she broke up with me. We stayed friends, as close as we had ever been. Due to distance, we didn’t get to [...]