Re: OT: What? the clean-shaven outnumber the bearded? "Yer Ugly Mug," etc.

>Amongst the gay guys I've known, they apparently fell into the second
>category, though I've never known any gay guys in a long-term relationship.
Well, we're there, and to my mind, fairly amazing considering that US, UK,
and Australian culture gives no real support to same-sex couples.

>going to do the Californian lesbian equivalent of marriage, but it
????
Same sex marriage isn't legal in California. Was this a religious ceremony?
Those have been performed for a couple of decades by enlightened clergy,
though unlike straight ceremonies, they don't carry the immediate legal
recognition. I, myself, was handfasted (Pagan equivalent o marriAGE) to my
soul-mate in 1987 and to my current partner in 1999.

>The bisexual women I've known fell into the second category as well,
>even in long-term relationships. I have not known any bisexual men.
I suspect you've not know any men who told you they were bi. I remember one
acquaintahce of mine saying he'd never met an f-to-m transexual, unaware
that my bearded friend seated at the same table was.

>(Incidentally, though, 'Mardi Gras' here refers to the (former) Sydney Gay
>and Lesbian Mardi Gras, which is a very flamboyent parady thingy. Seeing
>'Mard Gras' in other contexts on the net is a bit jarring; your average
>straight and probably a fair proportion of queer people would not bother
>much with it, though the organisers did not allow bisexuals in it, so more
>of them cared about it than otherwise would.)
Mardi Gras in New Orleans is a big event, attended by people of all
lifestyles, but it is certain also a straight event. It is not the least bit
uncommon to see bare-chested straight women there waggling their breasts
like waterwings (public exposure of female breasts is largely illegal in the
USA).

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