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MightyMoose
MightyMoose asked in Society & CultureCultures & GroupsLesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender · 4 years ago

Would a gay man still be called a widower?

...if his husband died?

Or is the term specific to a man whose wife died?

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  • vis
    Lv 7
    4 years ago

    yes he spouse still died so he is a widower

  • linkus86
    Lv 7
    4 years ago

    Yes. The term applies to the gender of the survivor not the decedent.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    4 years ago

    Probably. Don't see why not.

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