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From: sdyer@bbncc5.UUCP (Steve Dyer)
Newsgroups: net.motss
Subject: Re: Gay-related issues in my daily life
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Date: Sun, 1-Sep-85 23:24:02 EDT
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> Oddly enough, there were NO follow ups posted
> to net.motss. Is that because the three issues presented ARE in fact very
> common issues for gay men and because they DO NOT HAVE obvious solutions?

Well, I posted a brief folloup which got disseminated to at least a few
sites.  I can send it to you if you like.

Regarding disenfranchisement, I agree it can be a very strong feeling, but
the only way to deal with it in a business setting without changing jobs is
to simply grit your teeth and work past it.  That means different things to
different people, of course.  I just don't let it bother me: comes with the
(strait) territory.  To be absolutely clear, since Rob posted his message a
while ago, I am not alluding to overt discrimination or harassment, but
simply the feeling of not sharing in many of the heterosexual assumptions
which permeate the workplace.
-- 
/Steve Dyer
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