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From: ag5@pucc-i (Henry C. Mensch)
Newsgroups: net.women,net.motss,net.singles
Subject: Re: homosexual associations
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Date: Fri, 31-Aug-84 17:04:08 EDT
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Posted: Fri Aug 31 17:04:08 1984
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	Well, it seems obvious to me that (at least for most gay men
and women that I know) gays have a general idea of how straights think
because they are raised as straights.  Unfortunately, we aren't blessed
with a society whose parents might consider that their children might
not be heterosexual.  From my experience, children on this planet tend
to be taught to grow up, get married and (maybe) have children of their
own.  Since some of the children who are so indoctrinated are gay, it
makes sense that they would have a pretty good handle on how straights
think.

	As for straights thinking of men only when considering
homosexuals, I suspect that original writer may be right.  Ask
any ten friends of what they picture a homosexual to look like.  The
odds are against it being a pretty woman, and the odds are for someone
who wears leather, or abuses small children, or someone who may be a
transvestite.  Even when various cities have their Gay/Lesbian pride
celebrations, few women are seen.  Perhaps if lesbians were more
visible to the outside world, they might become part of the stereotype
(if, indeed, this is desirable).



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