As I think back on the past 24 years of providing couples counseling for gay male relationships, I sometimes get asked what the differences are that I see in general in gay male relationships that are again, in general , different from straight relationships. These are the issues that come up repeatedly in couples counseling sessions:. Statistically, white men tend to be relatively high earners. The sexism that women only earn a portion of what men earn, for the same work, extends to both gay men and straight men. Gay men of color face a dual challenge in managing social reactions and pressures from being both gay and people of color, and also gender expectations.

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Gay sexual practices - Wikipedia
Gay sexual practices are sexual activities involving men who have sex with men MSM , regardless of their sexual orientation or sexual identity. Evidence shows that sex between men is significantly underreported in surveys due to social desirability bias. Various sex positions may be performed during sexual activity between men. Historically, anal sex has been popularly associated with male homosexuality and MSM. Many MSM, however, do not engage in anal sex, and may engage in oral sex , frottage or frot , or mutual masturbation instead. Among men who have anal sex with other men, the insertive partner may be referred to as the top , the one being penetrated may be referred to as the bottom , and those who enjoy either role may be referred to as versatile.


Blood donation: Rule change means more gay and bisexual men can give blood
Jeffrey Klausner, a primary care physician in Los Angeles, has treated gay men for decades. Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, he said, many patients have so dramatically changed their sexual behavior that they shrug off the need for routine screenings for sexually transmitted diseases. But attitudes among these patients are shifting, Klausner has noticed, now that California and other states are loosening policies on social distancing. Concerns about sexual intimacy during an epidemic are universal and not limited to gay men, of course. Public health experts, including those long involved in HIV prevention, recognize that a proportion of all people are likely to ignore or reject categorical mandates about sexual behavior—whether they involve using condoms or limiting contact because of social distancing norms.




It may be very difficult for a gay man to admit to having any problems with sex. After all, our sexuality is part of what makes us gay men. But because this false view exists, we tend to measure ourselves against it.