it’s the world largest celebration of sexuality, and it was created by gay men. at the gay therapy center, part of our agenda is to help couples support all that creativity with beautiful, intimate communication. after much discussion and experimenting they have created a plan that works for both of them. then craig will go out for two to three hours and make a conquest. he’ll go into a bar with his partner jose and flirt easily. for them, hunting …

you’ve found that special person and you feel connected to them in a rare and wonderful way. open relationships are different from polyamorous ones where you might be in a romantic relationship with more than one person at the same time. in an open relationship, you save the dates, conversation and emotional connection for your partner. if an open relationship appeals to you or if you’re wondering how to respond to your partner suggesting one, then you might be wondering …

in 2005, a study found that more than 40% of gay men had an agreement that sex outside the relationship was permissible, while less than 5% of heterosexual and lesbian couples reported the same. and while that assertion will be perplexing or even taboo to many monogamous couples, a new study into gay couples in open relationships suggests that this skepticism is unjustified. and open relationships “don’t seem to put gay men at disproportionate risk for hiv and other stds,” …

rayo began to split his time between stenstrum and aldridge, living with stenstrum during the week and shipping off to aldridge on the weekends. rayo was relieved of his two-man juggle, and stenstrum and aldridge were excited to close the open loop in their three-person arrangement. there’s one queen-size bed in the apartment, which stenstrum and aldridge share while rayo works the overnight shift at a pharmacy. “then talk to the people in the relationship and see if that jealousy …

although the idea of open relationships remains taboo among a large number of the population, queer couples are likely to be more willing to experiment or explore non-traditional set-ups. “how will one partner feel if the other one jumps into a smorgasbord of sex while the other one has a tiny taste here and there?” “it is imperative that the partner who wants to open up the relationship do their homework, do a lot of reading about open relationships and …