Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 (Denver Mods 4/2/84) 6/24/83; site drutx.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!houxm!hogpc!houxe!drutx!lmf From: lmf@drutx.UUCP Newsgroups: net.motss Subject: Re: Posted as per requested... Message-ID: <429@drutx.UUCP> Date: Tue, 5-Jun-84 14:49:29 EDT Article-I.D.: drutx.429 Posted: Tue Jun 5 14:49:29 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 6-Jun-84 06:57:16 EDT References: <1202@sun.uucp> Organization: AT&T Information Systems Laboratories, Denver Lines: 39 <> Thank you Keith for such a well put response. When I responded on this issue I used affectional preference which should have been affectional orientation. For heterosexuals who consider sexual orientation to be a private matter think about the following: WHAT IF 90% of the population were homosexual and 10% was heterosexual Your spouse dies and you are in mourning. You can't take the days off that your company provides for these situations because they didn't know you were married. After all you could have lost your job if they found out. You also cannot receive the support and sympathy of your coworkers because they might freak out if they knew you were married. After all isn't that a sin. Plus if there's no will then you will not inherit and often will not be recognized by your spouses parents. You are walking down the street or in a movie theater and you want to hold hands with your motos date and you feel that would not be safe. After all you might be beaten up by some homosexual person who thinks you are sick, too blatant, etc. You are continually bombarded with advertising, literature, movies, TV, and other people who assume homosexuality is the norm and heterosexuality does not exist. You begin to wonder if you exist and maybe you're the only one. (That's all the examples I have time for, I'm sure you can think of others) Awareness is how situations change not by pretending they don't exist. I'm always trying to raise my awareness about issues in many areas and the people who come up with the insights are usually the ones who live with them everyday. I depend on other gays and lesbians for new insights. Thanks For those of you who don't want to read about who in history was/is gay or lesbian, homophobia, gay rights, and other relavent issues, GO READ ANOTHER NEWSGROUP. Lori Fuller