Deaf Studies

Deaf people tend to be homosexuals? It is a hot topic discussed on one of the largest online dating deaf http://www.deafloves.com recently. In this section, a site user Ben said he had worked in nightclubs and restaurants with a large customer for gays over the years and I noticed a significantly higher percentage (mostly men) gay deaf . And he was very curious about this phenomenon.

I heard that occasionally Deaf people have higher proportion of gays than then general population. The deaf gay community is so large that it has its own website, magazines, online magazines, and discussion lists. Most deaf gay organization is the Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf. The RAD has chapters throughout the United States. It has its own mailing list. There is even a bear for the Deaf and small, gay men prefer hairy gays. There are some famous deaf gay. Raymond Luczak is an openly gay man who was deaf edited and published a anthologybook to be deaf and gay, Eyes of Desire: A Deaf Gay and Lesbian Reader. Luczak is also a filmmaker.
And one of the largest online games deafloves.com deaf, there are plenty of gay users, over 2000. They all have quality profiles. Bearman said in her profile "I like tall, hairy, strong guys. However, seems to go so far. I meet a guy who likes to laugh relaxed and try new experiences. I am always ready to meet new people and make new friends, and I love a man who is outgoing as well. I intend to learning ASL completely, and I would love to meet a handsome deaf. Hit Me Up, we'll get a few beers and see where it goes. "
Another describes his match: "A man who can accept me for who I am. A man who can love me unconditionally. A man knows my loyalty to him. For better or for worse, a man knows he can have my heart. For health, illness, can lead me the way? It is yours to discover. "
Many deaf gay actually easier than hearing people to recognize and accept their sexuality, which may explain the impression that a disproportionate number of deaf people are gays. Everyone has a theory about this: Gallaudet French and Spanish instructor Buck Rogers believes deaf gay children are sheltered from many verbal homophobia by the dominant culture does not listen.
Others say it is caused by their growing environment. Sexual abuse and violence, deaf children are much more likely to be victims of sexual abuse that young audience. Most deaf lesbians have been sexually abused during childhood. homoerotic feelings are easier to express and act because many deaf children are enrolled in group homes and seeking comfort because they feel abandoned by their parents. Studies show that when the boys have no healthy father role while increasing their feelings towards the same sex would become romanticized, sexualized and eroticized.

Still others suspect the process to cope with deafness makes the acceptance of another difference more natural.

Nobody knows exactly how many deaf gay men there in the United States. And there are no scientific studies supporting a genetic link between deafness and homosexuality.
However, "due to using sign language, deaf people are highly visible at public events. In addition, studies showing less homophobia in the deaf community, deaf gay men are probably more open about their sexual orientation. Thus, it may be easier for them to come out in the general population, the inclination of perceptions, "says Gutman.

I suspect that homosexuality is more acceptable in the deaf community. But if it's true or not, we must all show respect for the culture.