The Mormon Therapist
Poster wants sources that support the following statement included in this post.
“I do want to make clear that although some homosexual couples do find long-lasting relationships, this is not the norm within the homosexual community. Unfortunately this population finds itself in a culture of accepted sexual promiscuity that promotes individualized sexual pleasure instead of monogamy. I think members who decide to live the gay lifestyle have hopes that they will be able to mimic a Mormon marriage by finding someone to share their lives with and find some way to raise a family (whether through adoption or artificial means). I just want to make clear that most people I know in this situation have not found this to be the case.”
My main source has been through former clients who have attempted to find long-lasting relationships in the gay community and have reported it to be very difficult. This was also the experience of Carol Lynn Pearson’s husband written about in I love you, Goodbye. Here are some research sources as well:
- Dr. Maria Xiridou published a study in a 2003 edition of AIDS, which reveals that homosexual couples in Amsterdam engage in what can be called consensual infidelity. Study: Homosexual men prone to promiscuity,” Baptist Press News, January 16, 2004.
- Those who considered their sexual relationships “casual” engaged in 16-28 sexual encounters outside of the primary relationship each year. (AIDS, 17:1029-1038, 2003)
- In 2004, a group of researchers at the University of Chicago published a study of homosexual sexual relationships in that city. The research was led by Sociology Professor Edward O. Laumann. His team of researchers studied the sex habits of homosexuals in Shoreland, a “gay center” in Chicago. Laumann found the following: 42.9% of homosexual men in Shoreland had more than 60 sexual partners; 18.4% had between 31 and 60 partners. 61.3% of the area’s homosexual males had more than 30 partners. 87.8% had more than 15. (Michael Foust, “New Study: Homosexual men prone to promiscuity,” Baptist Press News, January 16, 2004).
- Dutch study found average Gay union lasts 1-1/2 years, and Gay participants average 8 additional partners outside these relationships (each year).
(SOURCE: Amy Fagan, “Study Finds Gay Unions Brief,” The Washington Times, July 11, 2003.)
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20030711-121254-3711r.htm - 003-2004 Gay/Lesbian Consumer Online Census surveyed lifestyles of 7,862 Gays. Of those involved in a “current relationship,” only 15% describe current relationship as having lasted 12 yrs or longer, with only 5% lasting over 20 yrs.
(SOURCE: “Largest Gay Study Examines 2004 Relationships,” GayWire Latest Breaking Releases, www.glcensus.org.)
http://glcensus.org/press/02052004.html - Canadian study of Gay men who had been in committed relationships lasting more than a year found only 25% as being monogamous. Study author Barry Adam: “Gay culture allows men to explore different…forms of relationships besides the monogamy coveted by heterosexuals.”
(SOURCE: Ryan Lee, “Gay Couples Likely to Try Non-monogamy, Study Shows,” Washington Blade, a Gay publication, August 22, 2003.)
http://www.washblade.com/2003/8-22/news/national/nonmonog.cfm - The Advocate, leading periodical within Gay community, released results of survey taken Aug 1994: 57% of Gay men have had sex with more than 30 partners. Survey also revealed 48% of homosexuals had participated in a “three-way” during previous 5-year period.
(SOURCE: “The Advocate Sex Poll,” The Advocate, August 1994.) - Study, released at july 2003 National HIV Prevention Conference, found 39% of “Gay” and bisexual men admitted they had met partners over Internet and engaged in unprotected sex, according to USA Today.
(SOURCE: “Sexual Suicide: The Rebellion of Homosexuality Causes Untold Suffering,” Agape Press, September 29, 2003.)
http://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/9/292003b.asp
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