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From: julian@deepthot.UUCP (Julian Davies)
Newsgroups: net.women,net.motss,net.singles
Subject: Re: homosexual associations
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Date: Thu, 6-Sep-84 13:16:03 EDT
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Posted: Thu Sep  6 13:16:03 1984
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I doubt that gays are more numerous than lesbians.  [Each term used in
the obvious single-gender sense.]  Gays are just more 'visible'.  For
instance, if two women walk down the street holding hands, they would
not routinely be assumed to be lesbians, whereas two men might well be
assumed to be gay in those circumstances.
  Perhaps also in the last few years, until quite recently, there has
been more opublic awareness of gays but not especially so much of
lesbians.  Actualy, I found it very interesting to read the magazine
"Spare Rib" (from the UK) for gaining new perspectives.  I recommend
it to anyone who can track down a copy.  (Spare Rib  is a quite long
established feminist monthly.  It has 'special issues' on various
topics from time to time, just like your favourite computer mag does!)

Julian Davies
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