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SF State University Study Shows That Open, Polyamorous Marriages & Relationships Common Among Gays
4/14/2010 | Laissez-Faire Capitalist

Posted on 04/13/2010 10:36:21 PM PDT by Laissez-faire capitalist

From the New York Times column "Many Successful Gay Marriages Share An Open Secret" [Link to NY Times column below in first post].

Excerpted...

"When Rio and Ray married in 2008, the Bay Area women ommited two words from their wedding vows: fidelity and monogamy.

"I take it as a gift that someone will be that open and honest and sharing with me," said Rio, using the word "open" to describe their marriage. Love brought the middle age couple together. They wed during California's brief legal window for same sex marriage. But they knew from the beginning that their bond would be forged on their own terms, including what they call "play" with other women...

"A study to be released next month is offering a rare glimpse inside gay relationships and reveals that monogamy is not a central feature for many. New research at San Francisco's State University reveals just how common open relationships are among gay men and lesbians in the Bay Area. The Gay Couples Study has followed 556 male couples for three years - about 50% of those surveyed have sex outside their relationships, with the knowledge and acceptance of their partners.

"With straight people, it's called affairs or cheating," said Colleen Hoff, the study's principal investigator "but with gay people it does not have such negative connotations."

None of this is new in the gay community, but few will speak publicly about it. Of the dozen people in open relationships contacted for this columnn no one would agree to use his or her full name, citing privacy concerns. They also worried that discussing the subject could undermine the legal fight for same sex marriage.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Government; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: culturewar; democrats; gaymarriage; homosexualagenda; homosexuals; noh8ruse; openmarriages; prop8; samesexmarriage; sodomy
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Yes it would undermine the fight for same sex marriage were more and more people to come to the realization that homosexuals don't want marriage just like everyone else. They don't want one man & one man or one woman & one woman. They want open, polyamorous marriages, relationships.

This isn't about adultery, cheating or gay people wanting the right to "be miserable in a 2 partner marriage like others" as they put it. This study shows that about 50% of gays have sex outside their relationships with the knowledge and acceptance of their partners. WITH the knowledge and acceptance.

Gays want marriage just like everyone else?

Please.

1 posted on 04/13/2010 10:36:21 PM PDT by Laissez-faire capitalist
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To: Laissez-faire capitalist

No. They just want to destroy marriage and make it meaningless.


2 posted on 04/13/2010 10:37:43 PM PDT by Persevero (Ask yourself: "What does the Left want me to do?" Then go do the opposite.)
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To: All

New York Times

Many Successful Gay Marriages Share An Open Secret

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/29/us/29sfmetro.html


3 posted on 04/13/2010 10:38:02 PM PDT by Laissez-faire capitalist
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“The traditional American marriage is in crisis, and we need insight,” he said, citing the fresh perspective gay couples bring to matrimony. “If innovation in marriage is going to occur, it will be spearheaded by homosexual marriages.”
4 posted on 04/13/2010 10:48:58 PM PDT by iowamark
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To: Laissez-faire capitalist

Well, dud?


5 posted on 04/13/2010 10:49:27 PM PDT by svcw (Habakkuk 2:3)
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To: Laissez-faire capitalist

I am all for gay marriage. Few things are funnier or more brutal than gay divorces. You think straight people are vicious during a divorce. Gay divorces are thermonuclear war events. LOL. Very funny. Unless someone ends up shot or stabbed to death.

If we ever legalize gay marriages, I would hope Cable TV would have a channel just dedicated to gay divorces. Of course, after a few days watching it, I would want to shoot myself.


6 posted on 04/13/2010 10:49:55 PM PDT by Freedom_Is_Not_Free (Bye bye Miss American Freedom. When did we vote for Communism?)
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” This study shows that about 50% of gays have sex outside their relationships with the knowledge and acceptance of their partners. WITH the knowledge and acceptance.”

It’s not just here. A study in Holland showed that “married” gays on average had 8-partners per year outside of their marriage.

The whole concept of a “gay marriage” is a total sham and should be pushed over for the ridiculous and meaningless nothingness that it is.

Spoken by a 20-something, I might add. Unforunately, most of generation appears to give little thought to long-term consequences of actions on a societal level.


7 posted on 04/13/2010 10:54:26 PM PDT by CaspersGh0sts
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To: Freedom_Is_Not_Free

My mom says the first time she ever saw women really fight was a lesbian couple.


8 posted on 04/13/2010 10:54:33 PM PDT by I still care (I believe in the universality of freedom -George Bush, asked if he regrets going to war.)
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To: Laissez-faire capitalist

Shocker!!!! /s

This is proof that what they want to practice is not “Marriage”. They should have their civil unions and STFU.


9 posted on 04/13/2010 10:58:21 PM PDT by pennyfarmer (Your Socialist Beat our Liberal)
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To: Persevero; Laissez-faire capitalist
"No. They just want to destroy marriage and make it meaningless."

That and to reap the economic benefits of marriage.

10 posted on 04/13/2010 11:03:21 PM PDT by Eagles6 ( Typical White Guy: Christian, Constitutionalist, Heterosexual, Redneck.)
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To: Laissez-faire capitalist

SF State University Study Shows That Open, Polyamorous Marriages & Relationships Common Among Gays in Congress


11 posted on 04/13/2010 11:03:50 PM PDT by bunkerhill7
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To: Laissez-faire capitalist
Concurring bump.

[Article] New research at San Francisco's State University reveals just how common open relationships are among gay men and lesbians in the Bay Area. (Emphasis supplied.)

Formerly known as immorality, promiscuity, and generally begging for a good case of clap, syphilis, chlamydia, and/or AIDS.

Paul of Tarsus weren't just relying on the authority of Genesis (although they could have) when they denounced, in their day, the homosexual 'arshnokoitai and their pornoi.

12 posted on 04/13/2010 11:04:42 PM PDT by lentulusgracchus
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Here is a list of what many doctors refer to as “Lavender” diseases. They occur with extraordinary frequency among male homosexuals who engage in anal intercourse.

Anal Cancer
Chlamydia trachomatis
Cryptosporidium
Giardia lamblia
Herpes simplex virus
Human immunodeficiency virus
Human papilloma virus
Isospora belli
Microsporidia
Gonorrhea
Viral hepatitis types B & C
Syphilis


13 posted on 04/13/2010 11:05:54 PM PDT by skimask
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I’m not surprised. Gays are vicious when they really go at each other.


14 posted on 04/13/2010 11:25:10 PM PDT by Freedom_Is_Not_Free (Bye bye Miss American Freedom. When did we vote for Communism?)
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To: Eagles6
"No. They just want to destroy marriage and make it meaningless."

That and to reap the economic benefits of marriage.

And to make straight, religious people STFU!

15 posted on 04/13/2010 11:32:15 PM PDT by cartoonistx
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To: cartoonistx

Yes.


16 posted on 04/13/2010 11:34:17 PM PDT by Eagles6 ( Typical White Guy: Christian, Constitutionalist, Heterosexual, Redneck.)
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To: Laissez-faire capitalist

I’ve known one lesbo couple in my life that stayed together

not one homosexual male couple


17 posted on 04/13/2010 11:35:34 PM PDT by wardaddy (Will adobe ever fix shockwave to work consistently?)
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To: Laissez-faire capitalist

When you build a relationship on sexual perversion, are you surprised that the dominant feature of that relationship is... sexual perversion.


18 posted on 04/13/2010 11:43:51 PM PDT by clee1 (We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and I'm tired of smiling.)
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To: Laissez-faire capitalist

This has got to be JUST GREAT for their adopted children. /sarc


19 posted on 04/14/2010 12:20:14 AM PDT by Freedom_Is_Not_Free (Bye bye Miss American Freedom. When did we vote for Communism?)
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I say this is BS. I’ve heard several police friends say when they go to a domestic dispute, the gays tend to be the most violent and it’s usually because of an affair.


20 posted on 04/14/2010 1:18:07 AM PDT by dragonblustar ("... and if you disagree with me, then you sir, are worse than Hitler!" - Greg Gutfeld)
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