My GLBT family: How did you meet your significant other?

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49. Isn't it remarkable how many people here did meet at gay nightclubs/bars?

I recall years ago here on DU (in DU2) I had a conversation with another DU member (and this was in the early days of gay marriage becoming a hot topic) relating to gay people in rural areas. Or it may have been about Larry Craig? I can't recall the precise context.

I do seem to recall, however, that the person with whom I was exchanging posts was a straight female.

At some point, I tried to make the argument that, if there is a perception that gay people are all about sex, part of the reason is because in rural areas and even in many larger areas and in repressive states, gay people have the exact same sex drive as heterosexual men but almost NO arenas in which to gather and make acquaintance so as to find suitable partners.

And she actually responded 'yes they do, at church.' At first I thought she was being silly. But she wasn't, she reiterated that it's a terrific place to meet other gay people.

Well. You know. Where you gonna go with that?

As a disclaimer, I know there are wonderful, loving people here in the GLBT forum who are Christian and church-going and all that, but even they have to concede that most churches do NOT even welcome the FACT of gay people, let alone honestly welcoming them into the congregation. The hierarchies that are charged with administering to Catholics, Presbyterians, Baptists, Pentecostals, Methodists, Muslims, and even some Jewish variations - all of them in some way or another are hostile to gay people.

Anyway, thanks for sharing that, BeeBee.