Gay and promiscuous?

[Ian the swordfighter]

I agree. Straight people can be just as promiscuous as gay people can. But I think for some reason the gay community has been tainted with the accusations of being promiscuous and gay people are often accused of 'sleeping around a lot' even if that is not the case. I think a lot of it is just stereotyping of the most cruel kind and of course there are htose popular misconceptions promoted by the moral and religious right, who often have their own agenda and are only too keen to promote their hatred and bigotry.

I myself have only ever had one partner whom I am still madly in love with. I've been with him for two years and I can't imagine being with anyone else. A lot of oyung gay guys feel the same as me and many of us have stable, monogamous long-term relationships with the one special guy in our lives.

However, there's nothing wrong with open-relationships either. I don't have a problem with those hwo decide to have casual sex or flings, providing their careful and considerate enough to avoid hurting anyone's feelings. I still think a degree of sensitivity is helpful even when you're just looking for casual sex. You still have to be careful that no one gets hurt and the other guy is truly aware of what he is getting himself into.