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From: jsol@bbnccv.UUCP (Jon Solomon)
Newsgroups: net.motss
Subject: why gays like to be visible
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Date: Mon, 18-Mar-85 11:48:20 EST
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I'm curious. Why do gay people like to be so visible. Why is it so important
for gays to be able to proudly say in the middle of a crowd that he/she is
gay. What if I was in a crowded theater and I yelled "fire". It almost
sounds like they want to legalize that.

This is a real question, I don't understand why Puerto Rican's want to be so
visible either, or blacks (who already are based on their skin color). I
guess I can see why Blacks should be visible.

My point is, discrimination based on race is currently illegal. If someone
actually does it they can get into BIG trouble. This gives the individual
black (or hispanic) a great deal of power. I question whether this is
reasonable. Certainly I don't condone discrimination, but I feel that one
must show a need for the law before one can go making laws. Discrimination
based on non-job-related things *should* be illegal period. You shouldn't
lose your job because you are a smoker, for example. Gay's are in a similar
position. They are different than straights because they don't share the
same sexual situations. So what. Single men and women don't share the same
sexual situations (i.e. committment) as married couples do either.

Don't get me wrong, I like and appreciate gays for who they are (I'm
bisexual, and quite partial to good looking gay men myself), I just don't
feel they have the right to flaunt their sexuality since it may offend
others. 

Cheers,
--JSol