George Takei, is "Shocked & Bewildered” At Sexual Assault Claims Made Against Him

I don't think it's about convincing. I'm a straight married woman but I have a large amount of friends who are gay or lesbian and their relationships, which are often successful, are very different to mine. Lesbian relationships, for example, are super volatile. The normal progression of a relationship is on speed and emotions can get crazy. Maybe not all of them are like that but I have about a dozen friends and the majority of their relationships are like that. Gay men, especially ones who are gay but maybe unsure of themselves have their own kind of process. Don't forget that Takei was talking about situations that would have been 30+ years ago when being gay was still pretty taboo.

I took convincing to mean convincing them that it was okay to do this thing that they wanted but because of social pressures just weren't okay with. You can be ready to have sex with a person but still hesitate for a variety of reasons.

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