When You’re Out But Your Family Isn’t

But, we were all adults. How bad could it be? Besides, the other side of my family was quite welcoming to my past boyfriends and my current partner. Maybe this side would welcome me with open arms as well.

There we were on vacation together. As the week progressed, I discovered that me being out didn’t exactly mean they were. While the group was together there was careful sidestepping of my personal life. No questions. No interest. Just a pass over. I walked amongst the family as a quasi-stranger until a few relatives pulled me aside.

Have you ever been in those awkward family situations where you not sure what to do? Well, Ramon Johnson has some good and solid advice at About.com:Gay Life where you can read this post in its entirety.

The Death of Dating?

Written by Ramon Johnson at About.com:

Should hopeless romantics start planning a worldwide vigil for the loss of dating? According to New York Times Op-Ed columnist Charles M. Blow in The Demise of Dating, “The paradigm has shifted. Dating is dated. Hooking up is here to stay.”

Blow cites a report released by Washington-based Child Trends stating that there are more high school seniors that opt for the hookup instead of the date. But, prudes rejoice, Blow also points out that the high school high crowd is also having less sex overall. And when they do hook up, it’s usually with a friend. (Gay boys: Commence to chuckle. We all know that many of our friends are ones that we hooked up with at some point or another.)

Read the entire post by clicking here.

When is the Right Time to Come Out?

I remember feeling so alone and terribly lost when I first knew I was gay. I scoured for information. It was harder to find then than it is now. The struggle to just be myself seemed endless until I finally decided to come out. It was no easy road. I wish there was some kind of manual or a text that would automatically be mailed to gay boys and girls when they first get those same-sex “feelings.” Oh wait, there are coming out guides available here at gaylife.about.com, at lesbianlife.about.com and gayteens.about.com (okay, horribly shameless plugs)! This week I feature a reader who asks a very simple, but complex question: When is the right time to come out?

Find this at About.com: Gay Life.  Written by the very talented and amazing Ramon Johnson, who I recently had the distinct honor and pleasure of meeting at the LGBT Blogger Initiative in Washington D.C.   Make sure you check in with Ramon on a regular basis as he always produces something great, benefiting the entire LGBT community and beyond.

Last Call to Be Smart at Happy Hour with Alcohol

Its no surprise that 90 percent of Americans drink alcohol. It would appear, some gay men, feel their life is an episode of “Sex and The City” because they incorporate drinking into many aspects of their life. But, in order to say both healthy and in shape, it is good to keep in mind ways to keep your drinking in check.

Although we don’t like to admit it, we all know alcohol contains empty calories. It also slows down your metabolism, uses up vitamins and nutrients, which also weakens your immune system. All this, not to mention alcohol can reduce your inhibitions which can lead to some pretty poor choices that can affect your life and in the long term.

365gay.com has some great tips for having fun, but doing so without compromising your health and fun. Check it out here.

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