Gay men give their best life advice to straight men
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Your support makes all the difference.From how to treat a woman in a relationship to letting go of homophobia, gay men have given straight men their tips for how to best live their lives.
A thread on the question-and-answer section of the popular entertainment website Reddit invited users to answer the question: “Gay Men of Reddit, what advice do you have for Straight Men of Reddit?”
The thread was soon filled with hundreds of answers from gay men, and covered topics including masculinity and friendship.
Relationship advice
Masculinity
Health and personal care
Friendship
Not being homophobic
File under miscellaneous...
And most importantly
Gay men and straight men arguably have different experiences in life, partly to the fact they the latter group are often more vulnerable to hate crimes, and generally have sexual and romantic relationships with men rather than women.
But users flagged that dividing men in this way is not necessarily helpful, evidenced by bizarre tips about good desk lighting and walking the dog which show we all essentially want the same things.
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