Gay Culture Shock... by Joey Spinelli
When I was growing up as a young boy in Brooklyn, NY, I knew that I was different than many of my friends. But, being a male I was fairly certain there were some things that I was never going to have to worry about in my life. And, being a gay male, I thought for sure some of these things were never going to come to pass. Well, I was wrong. Below is a list of things that I never expected to deal with in my lifetime. Getting Married . Well, I thought it was pretty safe to say that I was never going to have to worry about getting married in my lifetime. Gay = No Marriage. Then, I remember when the very first state allowed gay marriage, My partner said “Should we go to Massachusetts and get married? I said “Hey, don’t worry, I will marry you as soon as they allow gay marriage in Minnesota”. I thought for sure that was pretty safe, well, on July 13th of this year, after almost 10 years of being together, we are