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From: heiser@cca.UUCP (Bill Heiser)
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Subject: Re: homosexual associations
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Date: Tue, 28-Aug-84 23:35:31 EDT
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Posted: Tue Aug 28 23:35:31 1984
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I think there are a couple of reasons for the phenomenon you mentioned
where most (many) people think of males when they think of homosexuals.
The first reason is the fact that, although there, as you say, many female
homosexuals (i.e. lesbians), they do not make themselves as visible as
males tend to.  Often, gay males are very "flowery", and anyone (such as
myself) who is straight doesn't have a very difficult time of determining
who is and who is not a "fag" (as they say).  I am not criticizing them;
to each his own.  If they want to act that way, that is their problem.
But that is not the point of this article.  
 
   Another reason for people thinking only of males when they discuss
homosexuals is the fact that females have traditionally been allowed to
be "closer" to each other.  People think nothing of seeing two women 
holding hands, kissing (within reason), and just generally being 
affectionate.  Therefore, people usually don't even think of women as  
being gay, because even straight women are "allowed" to be "close".


    If men were to act the way (even straight) women do, they would
definitely be subject to much criticism.  I guess many homosexual 
males do act this way (as I mentioned in the first part of this article),
which is why people do criticize them and associate homosexuality with 
them.  I guess there probably are "normal acting" gay males, but people
don't know about them, because they "blend in" with everyone else.