My husbands not gay analysis

Things You Should Realize When Watching TLC&#;s &#;My Husband&#;s Not Gay,&#; Joining North Star, or Considering a Mixed-Orientation Marriage

Due to the significantcontroversysurrounding the upcoming TLC show entitled, &#;My Husband&#;s Not Gay,&#; and (more importantly) due to the very high stakes surrounding the topic of LDS Mixed-Orientation Marriages (defined in this case as a gay, lesbian or bisexual person marrying a heterosexual person), I would like to share a not many of our findings from our investigation of 1, LGBT/Same-Sex Attracted Mormons. These findings relate directly to the pivotal point of the &#;My Husband&#;s Not Gay&#; show, which is that many believing LGBT Mormons endure to seek out mixed-orientation marriages primarily based on their devotion to the LDS church, and/or based on their association with Ty Mansfield&#;s North Celebrity organization (both of which encourage either celibacy or mixed-orientation marriage as the two viable options for active, believing LGBT/SSA Mormons).

Study Background: In Dr. William Bradshaw (BYU, Biology), Dr. Renee Galliher (USU, Psycholog

My Husband&#;s Not Gay (Review)

Have you ever watched a truly terrible farce? One where the script makes no sense, and the actors delivering their lines are dead behind the eyes as they aim their best to recite the material, hoping to convince the audience? Don’t fret if you haven’t, because that very alike experience can be had while watching TLC’s modern one-hour special, My Husband’s Not Gay.

The special, which centers on couples in Salt Lake City, has created controversy before it even airs. As the title suggests, it documents the lives of three Mormon couples where the wives aren’t the only ones who are attracted to men. TLC’s choice to air it has provoked a rather ferocious reaction. GLAAD’s president and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis issued a statement calling the special “downright irresponsible,” adding “no one can change who they devotion, and, more importantly, no one should have to. By investing in this dangerous programming, TLC is putting countless young LGBT people in harm&#;s way.&#;

Indeed, there is even a petition to have TLC cancel the show, currently scheduled for Jan

My Husband’s Not Gay Misunderstands What It Means to Be Gay

The guys on the TLC special My Husband’s Not Gay, which aired Sunday night, don’t identify as gay. Sure, they read as same-sex attracted, they acknowledge that they are attracted to guys, and they go out together to check out other men, but they also repeatedly emphasize the ways they differ from people living a so-called “gay lifestyle” because of conscious choices they hold made. Despite the network’s assertions that the reveal “solely represents the views of the individuals featured,” there are repeated ideas that gay men can be attracted to women and that homosexual orientations are not fixed and unchanging but fluid and negotiable. This ought not to be surprising given that some of the show’s subjects are active ex-gay evangelizers. This ex-gay mindset is what makes the show so odious, and its focus on orientation change ought to be distinguished from other, less harmful efforts to reconcile traditional faith backgrounds with LGBTQ identities.

Although My Husband’s Not Gay efforts to stick to the personal experiences

Reggie Myers

Reggie Myers is a penner and communications professional living in Philadelphia, Pa., where he graduated from Temple University. Music, television, film, books, video games, politics, and human sexuality are just a few of the many things that make him tick. When he's not working behind a computer screen, you can find him looking for recent adventures, practicing photography, scheming ways to get to the front row of a concert, or scouring the corners of the internet for new music to put his friends on to. @reggieakil