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From: dyer@wivax.UUCP (Stephen Dyer)
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: Re: POINT/COUNTERPOINT
Message-ID: <19624@wivax.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 16-Jun-84 19:58:52 EDT
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Posted: Sat Jun 16 19:58:52 1984
Date-Received: Sun, 17-Jun-84 02:08:09 EDT
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	>What with the sudden profession of being a homosexual
	>on the net.singles? Out of the closet and onto the terminals?
	>Am I missing something here.  I'm really not putting anybody down,
	>believe me, but I don't view releasing yourself on the screen to be
	>one of the greatest things to do.  Perhaps I'll be getting some
	>interesting comments?

Perhaps we've just gotten tired of seeing everyone else "releasing themselves
on the screen."  Seriously, the people who have spoken out in opposition to
Jeff's original quotes about the nature of homosexuality all share several
things in common: that gay people are entitled to the respect and dignity
afforded to all members of the population, that it is appropriate to
dispute name-calling and other forms of harassment directed at gays, and
that gay, straight or otherwise, people's personal experiences count for
something, and that it is neither an honor nor something shameful to
express the fact of one's sexual orientation if it is relevant to the
discussion.

You seem to feel that gay people should remain silent, hiding their 
opinions, shielding their feelings and behavior from public view, as if
they truly were the perverse notions which you imply.  But I think your
"tolerance" will be strained these days, because more and more people
do not agree with you, and more and more gay people will no longer 
agree to be ruled by such prejudices.
-- 
/Steve Dyer
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