Why such a strong response? Part of the reason is that your data set of lesbian brides is leaving you with a skewed snapshot. Why do you care what anyone wears? This is not a question that should ever be asked.” A straight woman with a lesbian daughter commented: “I am beating my head against the keyboard. It certainly provoked the ire of some of my Facebook followers. Your question hits a number of hot buttons - about gender, identity, sexual orientation and, yes, even style. It’s also timely, because June is the height of wedding season - and this June will probably become a historic one for same-sex couples when the Supreme Court issues its ruling on marriage equality. Kris G., AlexandriaĪ: Well-intentioned questions are fair questions, and yours definitely falls into that category - although I’m glad you’re asking me and not some of your lesbian friends. Is there some reason for this? After all, when a gay male couple marries, neither partner ever feels required to dress like a woman. Why is it, when a lesbian couple marries, one wears a dress and the other wears pants (usually a tuxedo-like suit)? Every lesbian marriage I have attended or seen coverage of bears this out.
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Q: I am a straight middle-aged woman with dearly loved lesbian and transgender relatives and several close gay male friends, but I don’t know how to ask this question without getting someone mad at me.