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- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 07:50:54 CST
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- From: "rufus t. firefly" <U9AA@SDSUMUS.SDSTATE.EDU>
- Subject: Re: gay cabinet appointments
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- In-Reply-To: In reply to your message of WED 30 DEC 1992 09:33:08 CST
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- > --KAT,
- >
- > I agree with you. It is better to appoint people who are SYMPATHETIC
- > towards gays than appointing gays. Some gays, especially the closeted
- > ones, can be more anti-gays than some of the straight homophobes.
- > That is one of the reasons why the magazine "Advocate" started the
- > practice of "outing" closeted gays. I don't agree with that policy
- > but I can see why they want to do that.
- >
- > Sam.
-
- definitely correct. roy cohn comes to mind, as well as terry dolan,
- one of reagan's top fundraisers until he died of aids.
-
- and as for outing people, queer nation has announced that donna
- shalala, clinton's pick to head hhs, is a lesbian. she has stated
- that she told the fbi that she "does not practice an alternative
- lifestyle", which sounds an awful lot like a waffle to me.
-
- rtf
-