>>2670443>ok well, now it's not a taboowhat's stopping these guys from marrying?
Maybe they haven't found the right man to marry? Marriage is down among women, too. But even though it's been legal for a decade, it doesn't mean everyone instantly became OK with same-sex marriage or gays in general. In Red areas or even Purple areas, people may not be in danger of actually getting beaten up, but they can be and are ostracized by neighbors, family, etc still much more than you realize, even if it's less than 20 years ago. MAGA has made it OK to verbalize your homophobia, and the "manosphere" culture has made acceptance of guys who might not be "He-Men" take a step backwards.
And don't even get into the whole "Groomer" nickname, started by MAGA folks to throw gas on the culture war fires. Some guys who might have been ready to come out to peopple suddenly hear other gays called "groomers" and dissed, and guess what, they're going to rethink that Coming Out, or tone it down a little bit.
>why did we fight for marriage rights anyway if gays are still single and lonely in their late 30s and above?First, I seriously doubt YOU fought for marriage rights, judging by your attitude.
Regardless, do you know how many straights are lonely in their 30s and above? Just because it's legal to marry somebody doesn't mean thsat person has "come along". In fact we as a society are all much kore individualistic than ever before, probably due to exosure to the Internet and seeing "perfect lives" out there (so we think) so nobody wants to settle for "85%" when they think that a 95% might be just around the corner. This is true for men and women, gay and straight. In our parents' days, there was MUCH more social pressure to get married & start pumping out babies, and people would often settle for a "70%" just to shut everybody up who was wondering why they weren't married yet.
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