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From: daemon@decwrl.UUCP (The devil himself)
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Subject: Re: Heterosexual Questionnaire
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Date: Mon, 18-Feb-85 16:16:04 EST
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Posted: Mon Feb 18 16:16:04 1985
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Re: Heterosexual Questionnaire_________________________________________________

	I think our anonymous ...hplabs!guest has missed the main point of the
questionnaire, which was to show that many of the questions asked of homosexu-
als come off.  This is done by putting the shoe on the proverbial other foot.
	I find it very amusing that ...hplabs!guest was quibbling about the
three "statistical questions" (disproportionately more heterosexuals in mental
homes, more heterosexual child abusers ("why", he asked, "didn't you say *dis-
proportionately more?"), and disproportionately more heterosexual criminals
and welfare recipients).  For one thing, I'd guess that the main point is
that meaningless statistics are often used like this *against* homosexuals.
Another thing is that these statistics are *very* likely, considering just
the demographics - where most homosexuals are and where most mental patients,
criminals, and welfare recipients are.  (Of course, I wouldn't go on this
alone, but I'd be less likely to get all critical with a questionnaire that
is supposed to be, after all, facetious.)
		<_Jym_>

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