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Same-sex marriage may be legal in some states, but gay couples still loath to tie the knot

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Men have to be dragged kicking and screaming to the altar – whether they’re straight or gay.

Same-sex couples can begin applying for New York marriage licenses today, but don’t expect to see many gay grooms at City Hall on July 25, when they can actually start tying the knot.

That’s because in the states that have sanctioned same-sex nuptials to date, lesbians have been marrying in much greater numbers than gay men.

In Connecticut, for example, 3,252 lesbian couples have wed since 2008, when same-sex marriage was legalized, compared with just 2,053 gay guys.

Full Story: Gay or straight, guys reluctant to say I do