A gap year is usually taken at
the end of high school. Young people take a year off – the gap year – to pursue
something non-education related. It’s usually travel. And it’s usually a
means to buy some time, before having to make the next major life
decision – study or work.
Gay men, for a number of
reasons, face a similar situation at some point in their lives. It might
not be post-high school necessarily. In fact, it usually comes a bit later.
Typically, you settle into a career. Find a guy and settle down. Then you make
the biggest financial purchase of your life – your home. And then what?…
That’s when the gay gap year
comes in.
Which brings me to the question
I’ve been asking myself a lot lately – what next?
I’m wondering if there are any
other gay guys who have or are experiencing something similar. Is the gay gap
year (or years) something that happens to us all once we reach a certain point
in our lives? Once we’re settled, happy and sorted – does a craving for
something more creep in? Are the gay gap years a time for us to continue our
own self-discovery, and think about what bigger contribution we’d like to make
in the world?
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