COMMUNICATION OD SAME-SEX COUPLE TOWARDS THEIR SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT

Abstract

Same-sex relationship is a relationship between two people of the same-sex and can take many forms, from romantic and sexual, to non-romantic homosocially-close relationships. This terms recently known in Indonesia due to the absorption of having psychology condition to liking the same gender. Meanwhile, having a feeling to liking someone who have a same gender is not acceptable in any terms like culture, religion, and law. This study investigated how they tell their environment about their identity and convince to the other people. On the other hand this study also investigated on the breadth and depth of topics they discussed that determinde their self-disclosure, social penetration, how they tell other people about their identity. The concept of this study described people with high self-disclosure is more able to expose themselves to penetrate into build a trust between gay couple toward their environment. This phenomenological research found that the frequency of communication and meeting lead to the better relationship with their environment.