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From: mat@hou5d.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.motss
Subject: A Straight's Plea For Perspective.
Message-ID: <1000@hou5d.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 22-Jun-84 22:16:57 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jun 22 22:16:57 1984
Date-Received: Wed, 27-Jun-84 08:21:49 EDT
Organization: AT&T Information Systems Laboratories, Holmdel, NJ
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As an admitted bigot in the area of homosexuality, I am looking for some
education.  I have a few questions -- awful, yucky, uncomfortable questions,
I hope.  I hope that some folk are good enough to get a discussion going.

1) I find the idea of a man finding me (a man) sexually interesting is
   revolting.  Not just disgusting, not just bizzare, but actually revolting.
   (My skin is creeping right now ...)

   Question is, what happens if you are a lesbian and I (a man) find you
   attractive.  Or if you are a gay man an I am a woman, and I find you
   attractive.  And I let you know.  You know, flirting ( ... and what do
   they call it when a man does it ...)  What do you feel?  What do you do?
   What do you say?

2) If you find this revolting, then why would you WANT to live outside of
   communities of folk like yourself?  Or at least why would you want to
   socialize outside them?

3) How do you feel (both intellectually and emotionally) about the idea that
   children of hetero parents should/should not be brought into contact with
   you in schools, day care centers, etc?  Lots of flames here, please ...
   After all, if sexual orientation is established in pre-school years, then
   don't parents have a right to have a say in influencing their children's
   upbringing?

4) How do you feel knowing that if you find someone attractive on the street,
   the odds are that that person will be revolted by what you feel?  Do you
   feel that it is that person's fault, or is it just a bad accident of nature?

5) If, for a moment imagine if, someone had a magic pill that could actually
   make you straight (as opposed to destroying you, a la Turing ...) would
   you take it?  Were there times when you would have?
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	from Mole End			Mark Terribile
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