Women who only have gay friends

Perhaps unsurprisingly, women say their friendships with gay people are more honest and secure than those with straight individuals, male or female.

Adrien Field. My whole life, I have related better to women than men. In my formative years, I sought girls out as friends and allies.

At this present time, all but one or two of my close friends are women. Without them, I would be a terminal hermit. However, I regret not having more male friends, whether they be of the gay or straight variety. I feel that the overwhelming company of women has made me effeminate. I know how women think, but I don’t know how fellow men think. This is a problem when dating men, who still, for.

Women who associate with gay men are often portrayed as physically unattractive and lacking in both self-confidence and attention from straight men. However, many women report enhanced self-esteem and feelings of attractiveness as a result of attention from their gay friends. It is well established that body esteem can be negatively impacted by certain peer processes, yet there is a dearth of quantitative research on positive peer influences on women's body esteem.

In less accepting times, straight women who enjoyed the company of gay men were called “fag hags.” These days, being a “fruit fly” is like wearing a badge of honor. Now, research reveals why.

Posted March 30, Reviewed by Jessica Schrader. This post was co-authored by Elisha Sudlow-Poole, an International Exchange Student at St. Francis Xavier University.

I’d have one gay male friend here or there, but ultimately my world was made up exclusively of women. The women I have befriended at various times in my life have, each in their own way, greatly impacted and contributed to my development as a person.

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