Fraternity: A (somewhat)Treatise on Homosexual Public Displays of Affection

HOLY CRAP HOW IS TODAY ALREADY THURSDAY!?

Anyways, I was thinking last night ("a dangerous pastime..." "I know"), and I've decided homosexuals in relationships should ideally behave like brothers instead of mimicking their straight counterparts. I don't really like seeing men holding hands or giving each other soft, dainty, stolen kisses on the cheek or mouth. It grosses me out only because I think of the bajillion straight couples who do the same thing. I feel they do it mainly to hide the insecurities and instability of their relationship, so they put up a show for others if only to convince themselves that what they have will last for longer than it probably will.

Not that I don't like public displays of affection, but it has to be done right. And, because we're not straight, we have to find a way to express our affection different from the heteros, because there is a bond between two homosexual men that are much stronger than any straight couple. Be it the fact that they're both men, or the fact that they've had to overcome the challenge of fitting in as an individual that's set distinctly apart from others, although everyone perceives him to be one of their own (I'm talking about pre-coming out of the closet, obviously). Even the word "husband" irritates me. For straight women, "husband" is someone outside your inner circle that you get hitched to and hope that relations with "husband" lasts a long time. Amongst homosexual men, we are not outsiders, we are brothers.

Now the word "brother" obviously brings up notions of incest, and I don't mean for it to come off as so. But clearly the fraternal bonds between two gay guys are, I think (because I'm a homosexual elitist? X-men-ists, anyone?), far more superior than those uniting two straight people. And as such, not holding hands, but walking side by side, or perhaps the arm around the shoulder during a particularly engaging conversation. The occasional little poke on the side of the ribs, or the noogie (sp?) on the head. You know, what brothers do.

Because "brothers" are members of the same family, share a certain thought process, and can consistently guess what the other one is thinking, feeling. And even if two brothers separate, unlike many divorcees that I've seen come to hate each other or remain tepid and indifferent towards their ex-partner, maintaining only official relations, two gay guys can (and have often) become very best friends even after a break-off of relations.

Which is why I REALLY hate it when gays demand the right to be "the same" as heterosexual couples. Colombia has granted all the same rights to homosexual couples that heterosexual couples have, but are still only united through civil unions. And France! By goly! They grant homosexual BETTER RIGHTS than heterosexuals. So I really don't see the need to settle for heterosexual rights, when we can have so much more (because we ARE so much more).

I don't know, just food for thought.