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From: msimpson@bbncca.ARPA (Mike Simpson)
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Subject: Re: Separatism
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Date: Wed, 25-Jan-84 13:59:53 EST
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Posted: Wed Jan 25 13:59:53 1984
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01/25/84

        Robert Wahl (denelcor!rob) brings up a good point when he
talks about separatism in gay bars.  I find that much of the
insularity that gay people complain about in a straight world
manages to crop up here.  I am sure that many gay people have
experienced feeling 'left out' of a situation due to their sex,
color, dress, age, etc.
        I respect the desire of lesbians to associate with other
lesbians, and for other sub-groups of the homosexual community to
do the same.  But we must also toe the fine line between 'lumping
everyone together' solely on the basis of one's sexual perference
and becoming so fragmented (I hate to say 'sub-specialized', but
that is the first thing that comes to mind) that our various
sub-groups have no association with each other.  Like many of the
other topics on this newsgroup, a 'consensus' can only be reached
through open discussion, so let's go to it. 
			-- Mike Simpson, BBN
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