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From: ag5@pucc-i (Henry C. Mensch)
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Subject: Re: When opportunity knocks ...
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Date: Fri, 12-Oct-84 04:43:54 EDT
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Posted: Fri Oct 12 04:43:54 1984
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Organization: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
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>>Twenty dollars, sailor!<<

++>from Lori Fuller
++>
++>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .In those
++>situations it seems to me that the people involved should wait until they
++>are no longer in a relationship that has a built in power differential
++>(e.g. instructor has power over the student's grade). In the case of school,
++>that might only mean waiting until the semester is over. 

	I agree.  This happened to a particular (heterosexual) friend
of mine who started dating a student of his...  If there is a true 
relationship (as opposed to an infatuation ) then things can be kept to a low roar
until *after* the semester ends.... (As the story turns out, the student
whom my friend was dating finally dropped him *after* getting the grade..
For once, the student used the TA to get what she wanted. . .

++> . . . . . . . . . . . . . There's less risk for the more powerful person.

	If you believe that there's less risk for the 'more powerful'
person, then you'll buy this watch, real cheap!  :-)  The so-called
'more powerful' person ALSO stands a chance of being fired/disciplined/
discriminated against/etc...  Some might even call the relationship
"sexual harassment," even though both participants are willing, consenting
adults.

++>I'd say take a lesson from heterosexuals on this one(it's better documented).
++>Most people have heard stories about women losing/getting jobs/grades by 
++>sleeping with the male boss/teacher.  The risks are probably about the same
++>for open gay men and lesbians and much higher for those who are closeted.
 
	Actually, the risks are probably worse....(remember those
Brunsons out there!!)

	A word to the wise should be sufficient.

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