"We men are not free to really be real, close friends because we are so afraid of homosexuality. We're afraid that others might think we're gay if we hug another man. And this is sad: first of all, it is sad that we are afraid of being thought of as homosexual; secondly, it is sad that we are afraid to express and experience a normal relationship between people.
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Richard RohrAll Translations
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We men are not free to really be real, close friends because we are so afraid of homosexuality. We're afraid that others might think we're gay if we hug another man. And this is sad: first of all, it is sad that we are afraid of being thought of as homosexual; secondly, it is sad that we are afraid to express and experience a normal relationship between people.
""Mi, férfiak nem vagyunk szabadok ahhoz, hogy valóban igazi, szoros barátokká legyünk, mert annyira félünk a homoszexualitástól. Attól félünk, hogy mások azt gondolhatják rólunk: buzik vagyunk, ha átölelünk egy másik férfit. És ez szomorú: először is szomorú, hogy félünk attól, hogy homoszexuálisnak tartanak; másodszor szomorú, hogy félünk kifejezni és megélni egy normális, emberek közti kapcsolatot."