YOUNG GAYS LOOK BEYOND MARRIAGE: Michael Amico

[Might be interesting if this guy had presented what one might call "evidence." Still, here you go. --Eve]

...My gay peers and I support equal rights for all. But marriage equality has monopolized the gay and straight mainstream media's coverage of gay issues and effectively sidelined other issues in gay culture.

As a gay college sophomore, I see many gay cultural and political issues that need to be addressed; issues that are vital to the entire movement, not just to gay youth.

WHAT ARE THESE issues?

Rather than planning to get married, most gay youth, like our peers, are focusing on careers and jobs after college. Many of us would find it beneficial to discuss how being out and gay in work environments affects their sexual identity.

We need to learn better ways to come out, how to deal with parents, how to deal with sexual anxiety. We need to hear about how to negotiate safe sex and how older people deal with sexual issues and problems.

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posted by Eve at 12:27 AM VOTE

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