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

From:Stone Gordonssen <stonegordonssen@...>
Date:Tuesday, May 20, 2003, 15:15
>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). _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail