For me, it all comes down to the hand-holding test as the ultimate determinant for LGBTQ safe zones. Where can you hold hands with your LGBTQ mate and feel 100-percent safe? My sense is that there aren't many places.
One thing we now know is that a very simple type of connection actually reduces activity in the area of the brain that is responsible for releasing our stress hormones.
For years I regularly flew to Australia for work without a second thought. Twenty-four hours in the air didn't bother me one bit. But, mysteriously, a few years ago, turbulence terror suddenly hit.
This week Brad held a lot of hands, grabbed a lot of heads and learned the secret to romancing women (hint: it has to do with talking and listening).
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