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Thread #11469 Message #85882
Posted By: Jeri
11-Jun-99 - 11:25 AM
Thread Name: Gay Community -- 100% BS!
Subject: RE: Gay Community -- 100% BS!
Did I mention I've not only been mistaken for a lesbian - I've been mistaked for a male as well. Good thing I didn't just say "I prefer men" - that really would have confused things.
There is a danger when discussing "society" of believing all of it, everywhere, must be the same as what we see around us. During the short two years I lived in England, I got the impression people were more far more tolerant of personal differences than the were in the US. I don't know why that should be, and the observation is completely subjective. I saw an elderly woman sit down on a bench at a bus stop and strike up a conversation with a mohawk-coiffed, leather clad punker. In the US, that woman would probably have gotten as far away from him as possible, and stared.