{"id":23763,"date":"2016-08-23T23:44:29","date_gmt":"2016-08-23T16:44:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/whos-the-man-why-the-gender-divide-in-same-sex-relationships-is-a-farce\/"},"modified":"2016-08-23T23:51:18","modified_gmt":"2016-08-23T16:51:18","slug":"whos-the-man-why-the-gender-divide-in-same-sex-relationships-is-a-farce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/whos-the-man-why-the-gender-divide-in-same-sex-relationships-is-a-farce\/","title":{"rendered":"'Who's the man?' Why the gender divide in same-sex relationships is a farce"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nMost (heterosexual) Americans impose \u2018masculine\u2019 and \u2018feminine\u2019 roles on same-sex couples when it comes to housework. Arwa Mahdawi unpacks gender stereotypes, sexuality and the chore gapWhat do gay women do in the bedroom? It is a conundrum, I have found, that seems to weigh heavily on many an inquiring heterosexual mind. Who makes the bed, for example? Who folds the laundry? Who pulls out the drill to hang a picture? A new study, presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, found that when it comes to same-sex couples, most Americans believe the \u201cmore masculine\u201d partner and the \u201cmore feminine\u201d partner should be responsible for stereotypically male and female chores. The study also found that people were more likely to consider there to be a distinct \u201cman\u201d and a \u201cwoman\u201d in lesbian relationships than they were when it came to gay male couples. Probably, you know, because the idea of there being no male presence at all in a relationship is utterly unfathomable. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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