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Immigrant Gay Folks Face New Challenges

Posted by Kelly Mills

wedding blues?Following the recent Supreme Court decision that legalized gay marriage, it's clear that some things are gonna change around here. (For starters, you may want to book that popular wedding venue extra early.) But Sandip Roy points out that for some immigrant gay people, a whole new situation has opened up.

In some cultures, being single is worse than being gay. So families who previously gave up on dreams of a married son or daughter may now have a whole new reason to pressure the kids to find a mate and get hitched. Roy even speculates gay arranged marriages might someday be a possibility. And I guess it goes without saying that families may now start aggressively nudging gay couples to have kids ASAP. It's an excellent article, and it will be interesting to see how this turns out for all of us.   

Related:

Gay marriage legalized

Californians support gay marriage

Comments

 

boop said:

Really? What cultures are those?

June 2, 2008 11:37 PM
 

EG said:

Good question, Boop!

June 3, 2008 1:51 PM

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