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- From: anderson@macc.wisc.edu (Jess Anderson)
- Subject: Re: Tips for coming out to friends?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan24.065752.2143@macc.wisc.edu>
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- Organization: Madison Academic Computing Center, UW-Madison
- References: <1993Jan21.035753.5353@Princeton.EDU> <93023.055143BURGER@QUCDN.QueensU.CA> <1jrdj1INNe5a@mizar.usc.edu>
- Date: Sun, 24 Jan 93 06:57:52 GMT
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- In article <1jrdj1INNe5a@mizar.usc.edu>
- adolphso@mizar.usc.edu (Arne Adolphson) writes:
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- >I read these things and I wonder if I grew up on Mars. Is
- >being gay *such* a big deal? I just can't believe it is.
-
- I read these things and conclude you *did* grow up on Mars,
- hon. Ava rara that you are, it seems not to have been an
- especially big deal for you. But it is for most people.
- Most people are miles from anyone or anything, both
- literally and figuratively.
-
- >It really isn't a big deal. Oh sure, it seems like it's a
- >huge thing, but who the fuck cares any more?
-
- Well, the person who's asking for support in this instance
- has told us he's living with two clearly homophobic
- roommates who are already hassling him and he isn't even out
- to them. So I would say he cares, and maybe with good
- reason. I don't think you can in good conscience just advise
- a stranger across the country to throw all caution to the
- winds. Doron has to live with the consequences of his
- actions, and since we can't promise to be there for him when
- the chips are down, I think he may know his local conditions
- best. Fortunately, better support than he's been having is
- available in New Jersey, and I think he's starting to access
- it.
-
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