Gay loneliness podcast

Loneliness has become an epidemic within the gay male society. Gay men who aren&#;t in an intimate association often describe feeling a deep and profound meaning of loneliness. This feeling pain can be a problem as it can lead to serious mental health issues.

Knowing how and why loneliness happens in gay men is necessary to understanding what you can do about it.

Why are gay men lonely?

Loneliness happens when you experience cut off or isolated from people and communities. This isolation is prevalent in male gay communities because it can be hard to break into the friend communities of gay men.

Research has shown that gay men contain fewer friends than both straight people and lgbtq+ women. If you possess fewer friends and fewer people to surround yourself with, you’re inherently more isolated and susceptible to loneliness.

The social shift from in-person meetings to online and social media platforms has also exacerbated feelings of loneliness. Text messaging, as a dominant establish of communication, also lacks a sense of connection. You can’t see emotions or intent, which often starts fights when a message is misunderstood or misinterpreted.

Reese: Solving Gay Loneliness by Finding Community

Much of this article is based around Michael Hobbes’s article “The Epidemic of Gay Loneliness,” and I believe it is important to announce that Michael Hobbes and myself are both speaking from the perspective of gay, white, cisgender men who come from supportive homes. Our experiences of growing up as a queer person are similar, but within the homosexual community — and society-at-large — these privileges own protected us from much of bigotry that both queer people of dye and trans folks meet in their daily lives.

For this reason, it is important to acknowledge that a lot of social conflict and bigotry within the queer community is often perpetuated by alabaster , cis-gay men. Just appreciate any other person with privileges, I must study to recognize them, flawless myself when I subconsciously think in bigoted ways that society has instilled in me and uplift others in my collective to build a more equitable society. Still, I will not blame you if you have stopped reading this article because you’re tired of reading from a white, cisgender, gay point of view.

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We envision a society where we can freely talk about feelings of loneliness without shame, embarrassment or judgement - without stigma - and know how to get the type of authentic connection we require as gay men.

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Growing up gay in a predominantly straight world can possess a profound impact on how gay men life loneliness. The lack of representation and absence of gay role models often leave us feeling concealed, isolated, or as if we don’t belong. These early feelings of alienation tend to follow us into adulthood, sometimes causing us to seek connection through dating. However, when these relationships don’t fulfill our emotional needs or are with the improper people, loneliness can intensify, leaving us feeling more disconnected than before.

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