Why do people always associate gay and lesbian relationships with sex?? Why can't people comprehend gay/lesbian love?
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ANSWERS: 14
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Well, sex is a major part of any relationship.
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because gay/lesbian relationships are of the romantic/erotic type. a man can love another man as a friend and it's not gay love. once you throw romance and sexual attraction/sex acts into the mix it becomes gay.
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I couldnt have said it better myself love! Its about love, friendship,companionship, warmth, and spending the rest of your life with your soul mate although sex is usually involved it is not the be all and end all. Not al gay ppl are ablut sex,sex,sex
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Because gay/lesbian relationships are still relatively new as far as being accepted (for the most part) and recognized by the public. It's hard for people to change their ideas of what a relationship can be - in this case, people of the same sex that share a loving, caring relationship that includes, but is not limited to, sex.
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Um, because by definition it's a SEXUAL relationship. I love my Father more than I've ever loved another man, but that's not a gay relationship because that love is not of a sexual nature. Gay love is of a sexual nature, hence the association is correct and entirely appropriate.
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While one can easily have relationships without sex -- ask anyone married over 10 years -- the sex in this case is the only defining difference. Can youhave a gay/lesbian relationship without sex? Of course. However, it's the sex, or potential of thus, which makes the difference.
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Depends if you a comparing porno or life
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I never knew anyone who assocates being in a gay or lesbian relationship with sex... where I am from that is not how most people feel. Love can be in any relationship...
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i dont always think of that. and psychologists have found that homosexuals who have sex go on to have a much deeper friendship whereas two straight people having sex ruins their friendship. not always, but mostly
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Which "people" are you referring to? I understand love in all of it's guises - the sex of the person loving has nothing to do with understanding their realtionships. What blocks understanding is fear. When we fear something, it helps to put it in the basest terms. Gays are not the first to suffer this and unfortunately will not be the last. I find it helps not to worry about the understanding of others and just live my life. The people who understand will find me and the ones who don't aren't invited to my party. So why should I care what they do and do not understand? Living my life will educate them far faster than fighting and arguing for their understanding.
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People who don't know anyone gay, and don't know anything about us often have a lot of misconceptions. Many don't understand how someone can be attracted to the same gender. And often, they fear what they don't understand. And then, they tend to believe all the lies, assumptions and lame stereotypes that homophobes like to throw around (which we know are 99.9% b.s.). They don't get how we can actually have loving, monogamous relationships, and assume that the only thing we think about (and the only thing our relationships are about) is sex. In a long-term relationship like I have, that's just a part of it...not all it consists of. Some people very closed minds and just won't accept reality and truth.
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people are closemeinded. There is more str8 porn than any other. I think whether or not hetero, or homo, some people are in it only for the sex, and many many are in it for the love. Homosexulity means that one is attracted to the same sex, and in my opinion open to their opposite side(ie, gay guys that are a little more comfortable with their"feminine" side, like some lesbians are comfortable with their masculine side.....and in my opinion makes much better people. More openminded people.
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I have many gay and lesbian friends, and I know that there is more to their relationships than just sex, heck I have some gay friends that have never had homosexual sex, but have been in a relationship for over 10 years because they love each other. I would say that they can't comprehend it because they lack the knowledge, or have yet to know someone who has been in such a relationship, or base their assumptions on stereotypes.
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To be honest, I honestly don't understand 'love'. I can understand caring about somebody...but the thing is, why do you fall in 'love' with the same gender that you are attracted to? That's why I always associate relationships with sex.
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