Homosexual hotline received 2,000-plus calls in a year

时间：2007-05-11 06:11:17

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Chinanews, Guangzhou, May 9 - According to a report by Nanfang Daily, a homosexual hotline financed by Chiheng Foundation has received 2,336 calls in the past year, most (51.3%) from gays. About 26.2% of them consulted about legal problems, and another 15.3% wanted to know something about the prevention and treatment of AIDS. Lesbians only take up 5% of the callers. Some of the family members of homosexuals also dialed the hotline to seek for help, most of them suffering from severe psychological problems.

 

"I want to be a volunteer, too, to help parents like me," said a mother of a gay in the phone. The mother felt was shocked when she learned of her son's sexuality, and had called the hotline several times. "She spoke1 tearfully when she made her first call, and she could hardly tell her son's story through her sobs," said Shen, who is in charge of the hotline. "She felt very very self-reproachful at that time."

 

After talking to the volunteers, the mother eventually understood and accepted her son's sexuality, and she realized that her prejudice had brought a lot of pain to her son.

 

"In China, most homosexuals will get married with the opposite sex in the end, due to the strong pressure from the society. However, heterosexual marriage can do nothing to alter the sexuality. Instead, when one finds out the real sexuality of one's spouse2, one tends to feel deceived, which will definitely lead to marital3 conflicts," said Feng, who is in charge of the Guangzhou division of the hotline. "We should pay attention to the family members of homosexuals, for there are too few places for them to seek for help."

 
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1 spoke XryyC     
n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说
参考例句：
  • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
  • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
2 spouse Ah6yK     
n.配偶(指夫或妻)
参考例句：
  • Her spouse will come to see her on Sunday.她的丈夫星期天要来看她。
  • What is the best way to keep your spouse happy in the marriage?在婚姻中保持配偶幸福的最好方法是什么？
3 marital SBixg     
adj.婚姻的，夫妻的
参考例句：
  • Her son had no marital problems.她的儿子没有婚姻问题。
  • I regret getting involved with my daughter's marital problems;all its done is to bring trouble about my ears.我后悔干涉我女儿的婚姻问题, 现在我所做的一切将给我带来无穷的烦恼。

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