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From: davet@oakhill.UUCP (Dave Trissel)
Newsgroups: net.motss
Subject: Re: New kid on the block
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Date: Fri, 16-Aug-85 00:35:13 EDT
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Posted: Fri Aug 16 00:35:13 1985
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In article <133@well.UUCP> rooter@well.UUCP (Brian Mavrogeorge) writes:

>  Having been out for many many years to family, work, etc.
>I have strong feelings about the Rock Hudson affair - revolving around the
>opportunities he had to break the gay stereotype for middle America.
>Opportunities he missed.

At first I was really pissed off at how Rock had tried his best to delay
the spreading of the word that he had AIDS.  But I calmed down somewhat
after I saw the large volume of magazine and TV articles which have
appeared - most of them non-judgemental.

Let's face it.  His career would have been stopped in its tracks.  If things
get hot we can always move to another employer (or town) if need be.  But a
public figure doesn't have that option.

One positive step is that people may begin to wonder just how many gays have
actually been around them all along.

So I'm a little ambivalent about it now.  Maybe in the future it will be
easier for other public entertainers to come out.

BTW, Newsweek's first page has an update on Natrilova's (sp?) ex lover.
Really great.  She says it doesn't bother her in the least calling herself
a lesbian - no different than calling herself a women or mother.

  --  Dave Trissel
      Motorola Semiconductor Inc.
      Austin, Texas                  {ihnp4,seismo}!ut-sally!oakhill