Word: sexualism
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...Obviously, discussing one’s sexual identity is often very difficult. Depending on a person’s social circle, hometown, religion, and family background, this can be an even harder decision. Some gay students reading this may be thinking, “Well, straight girl, who are you to tell me to make this difficult choice that you won’t ever have to make?” I realize that I don’t have the right to tell people how to live their lives, but just as I beg a friend with an eating...
...John and Mary are not alone. According to “The Social Organization of Sexuality,” a 1990 study, 3.9 percent of married or formerly married men in the U.S. had engaged in sexual activities with men in the previous five years. The lead author, Edward O. Laumann, a sociologist at the University of Chicago, estimated that two to four percent of ever-married American women had been in what are now called mixed-orientation marriages. While there are a myriad of complicated factors that could induce BGLT (bi-sexual, gay, lesbian and transgender) men and women...
...Catholic Student’s Association (CSA) also has a group for BGLT students called Cornerstone. Its online description reads, “Cornerstone is a CSA group that seeks the full enfranchisement of Catholic BGLT students. The group is welcoming, inclusive, and respectful of diverse sexual and spiritual identities. Furthermore, it offers a support system for those trying to understand the way in which their sexuality relates to the Catholic faith.” A similar organization BAGELS, affiliated with Harvard Hillel, exists for Jewish students...
...They welcomed the new insurance and inheritance rights granted by the Massachusetts law, but they reported unexpected benefits as well. Some found that their own parents or other relatives previously hostile to their sexual orientation became more accepting once the couple received the legitimacy conferred by legal marriage. Others reported heterosexual coworkers to be surprisingly affirming - organizing showers, sending gifts, even offering advice about the wedded life. For one newly married gay man, "it was like I was being ushered into the fraternity of husbands" at the office...