Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site bbncca.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!houxm!ihnp4!bbncca!sdyer From: sdyer@bbncca.ARPA (Steve Dyer) Newsgroups: net.motss Subject: Holidays for gays Message-ID: <1209@bbncca.ARPA> Date: Wed, 12-Dec-84 02:43:29 EST Article-I.D.: bbncca.1209 Posted: Wed Dec 12 02:43:29 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 13-Dec-84 02:07:21 EST Organization: Bolt, Beranek and Newman, Cambridge, Ma. Lines: 20 This seems like an appropriate time to bring up again the issue of how gay people handle the holidays, especially if they are involved in serious relationships and the celebrations involve visiting family. Most every gay person deals with this in some fashion, and it should be interesting to get some opinions this year, with our larger audience. My lover and I have spent the last six Christmases apart, at our respective families, which are geographically separated. This is no great tragedy, more an unfortunate circumstance, stemming from the fact that we are not officially "out" to our families. I think we both enjoy Christmas well enough, but are still aware of a sense of separation over the holidays because of our decision to visit family. What are other people's ways of celebrating the holidays while confronting this issue, be it in alternative celebrations with friends, bringing your lover home for the holidays, whatever. It should be interesting to see. -- /Steve Dyer {decvax,linus,ima,ihnp4}!bbncca!sdyer sdyer@bbncca.ARPA