Welcome to the Straight Spouse Network

The Straight Spouse Network (SSN) is an international organization that provides personal, confidential support and information to heterosexual spouses/partners, current or former, of gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender mates and mixed-orientation couples for constructively resolving coming-out problems. SSN also offers research-based information about spouse, couple, and family issues and resources to other family members, professionals, community organizations, and the public. SSN is the only support network of its kind in the world.

As outreach, the network offers information about spouse and family issues, mixed orientation marriages and spouse resources to professionals, community organizations and the media.

Excerpts from recent Blog Posts!
Up a Creek Without a Paddle
	Perhaps the best way to question a closeted gay spouse in denial is to ask specific questions, yucky though it may be. Some of us will never hear the truth - and many people around us will never want to hear the truth.
When Holidays Aren't Happy
	The best thing you can do for yourself and your loved ones in a holiday season that follows disclosure, discovery, or divorce is to go forward. Recognize that this is a transition.
Understanding Us
	We are often told that we have to understand what the gay person is going through, tough as it is for us. After a while, many straight spouses wonder why no one feels that they have to understand us.
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To find out about support groups or individual contacts near you, please visit this page to request information!

54 support groups in the US and other countries
Spouse contacts for individual sharing in most US states and several foreign countries
Eight online support groups, most with chats and webs attached
Strictly nonprofit
Funded by tax deductible donations

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Recent Media About Straight Spouses
2012-01-29 thenewcivilrightsmovement.com
On Our Radar - The Straight Spouse Network
	What should you do when you suspect your spouse is having an affair with someone of the same sex? How should you react when you finally get up the courage to ask your husband if he's gay and he answers by getting angry with you for asking such a question?
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2012-01-14 You Tube Video
My Story, My Truth
	A Straight Spouse shares his experience.
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2011-10-27 Forbes.com
Not Everyone's Cheering J.Crew Boss Jenna Lyons Lesbian Rumor
	Lost in the celebration is how Jenna Lyons' husband of nine years might be feeling.
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