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From: kima@pesnta.UUCP (Kim Altoff)
Newsgroups: net.motss
Subject: Re: Re.Re. Gettin' Satisfaction, a rebuttal
Message-ID: <2874@pesnta.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 19-Nov-85 17:46:11 EST
Article-I.D.: pesnta.2874
Posted: Tue Nov 19 17:46:11 1985
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Reply-To: kima@pesnta.UUCP (Kim Althoff)
Organization: Concurrent Computer Corporation / Customer Service
Lines: 26
Keywords: Enough already
Summary: 

Articles attacking homosexuality and responses defending the same
seem to be inundating this newsgroup.  It displeases me greatly that
some people feel that homosexuality is a sin or that it is unnatural.
But it is not proper to use this newsgroup to discuss the rightness
or wrongness of homosexuality.  This newsgroup has been established
to discuss the issues of homosexuality.  As such, it is an excellent
place to discuss AIDS, ARC, pertinent legal issues, advice, and many
other fine topics.

But when someone finds they have a problem because of their homosexuality
and they wish to use this newsgroup to discuss it, then any replies
given should concentrate on the idea that the problem should be 
resolved with a homosexual solution (i.e. it is improper to suggest
that the person should try heterosexuality).  Unless we the readers
of this newsgroup stop responding to attacks, they will probably
increase, both in frequency and intensity.  As important as this
newsgroup is to me, I will stop reading it if it breaks down to
mere "yes, we are", "no, you aren't" type articles.

Please, if you wish to provide rebuttal to an offensive article or
wish to respond to an article in a way that denies homosexuality,
please mail to the person involved.  Please do not post the article
for others to continue a debate that for many of us is not relevant
to the issue (that being topics about homosexuality).

Kim Althoff