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No one knows exactly how many gay, lesbian, or transgender people there are throughout the world.

This is so partly because some of these gay folks don’t know it themselves and partly because they know it, but they don’t want to share this information with others namely their family or government.

And it is with good reason that people hide their sexual preferences. In cultures where homosexuality is less accepted, the consequences of being queer range from being ostracized to bringing shame to your family to being killed.

According to a March 2010 Economist article on homosexuality in China, due to the tremendous pressure on men to produce an heir, there are “millions upon millions of women are trapped in loveless and often miserable marriages to homosexual men.”

The article goes on to say that, “It is estimated that 15-20% of gay men in America marry heterosexual women.” Gayhusbands.com estimates that there are 4 million women in this country who are currently married, or who have been married to gay men. Those are some staggering numbers.

via Susan Pease Gadoua: If Your Spouse Is Gay, You Are Not Alone.