Long-Term Relationships for Ten Years or More Between Two Individuals

question 55

Multiple Choice

Long-term relationships for ten years or more between two individuals who are homosexual

• A)exist for a substantial number of both gay men and lesbians
• B)are possible for lesbians,but not gay men given the values of North American society
• C)are characteristic of young gay men more than they are for older gay men
• D)involve quite different problems in the actual day-to-day living than relationships between heterosexuals

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