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From: jmattson@bbncca.ARPA (Jeff Mattson)
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Subject: Re: What About Culture, Politics, Unity?
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Date: Mon, 10-Sep-84 23:48:30 EDT
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Posted: Mon Sep 10 23:48:30 1984
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Just thought I'd give my thoughts on some of the topics brought up.

> Are gays becoming "more right-wing"?

Good grief, I know people who are going to vote for REAGAN even!  But I
don't think gays are becoming more right-wing.  I think more
right-wingers(?) are becoming gay -- or admitting it.  Not too long ago,
these conservative gays probably wouldn't have even come out.  Now that
coming out has become a less strong statement against the establishment,
more conservatives feel comfortable in coming out.  And the more
conservatives (and other people) that come out, the statement will become
even less strong.
 
The conservative gays I know of aren't as far right as the people who made
the republican platform.  They view the choice between Reagan and Mondale 
as the choice between two evils.  They don't like Reagan's stands on social 
issues (eg. gay, minority, and women's rights), but they think his other 
policies (eg. economic and foreign) are more important.


> Has anyone seen Another Country?

ME! I liked it a great deal. Although slow in spots (after all it is British
and they aren't so spoiled on TV), it makes a strong statement on how
much rejection (whether due to sexual preference or social class) can hurt.
It paints a convincing and disturbing picture of what people once thought of
gays.  Also, the main character is fascinating as well as having a lot of 
funny lines.  Just don't expect it to explain why this man became a 
Communist spy.  It doesn't (his being gay just isn't enough).  

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Jeff Mattson (JMattson@BBNCCA)