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Re: Homosexuality and gender identity

From:Nik Taylor <yonjuuni@...>
Date:Saturday, May 24, 2003, 0:57
"Mark J. Reed" wrote:
> To bring this back on-topic: many natlangs have syntax which varies > depending on the sex of the speaker (or the addressed, or both). > Has anyone developed a conlang which has such variance based on > self-selected gender identity or sexuality?
Well, in Japanese (this is probably at least partially a stereotype), feminine gay men often use feminine forms. So, I could imagine a development like that. -- "There's no such thing as 'cool'. Everyone's just a big dork or nerd, you just have to find people who are dorky the same way you are." - overheard ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-Name: NikTaylor42

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