From: ap.3207@cupid.sai.com
Subject: Radical Queer Seeks Same -- Any Race
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Date: Thu, 10 Sep 92 03:13:32 GMT
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Ok, not to appear negative, or anything, but let me start by
explaining what I'm NOT looking for.
 
     *    Men in search of that lost child deep within
          their psyche.
     *    "Curtains and Drape Queens" who think fashion
          and style and decorating are worth fussing
          over.
     *    Men consumed with superstitions, who ask what
          your zodiac sign is, find striking patterns
          in mere coincidences, and actually think
          there is an "is" or "finger-snapper" out
          there somewhere supplying order to the
          universe.
     *    Men who think romance is about rose stems and
          candle light.
     *    Men who think "being in the middle" is an
          unbiased position.
     *    Men who have bought the American Dream.
     *    Blond hair/blue eyes, or anything remotely
          resembling same.  (Nothing personal... just
          not a look that grabs me.)
     *    Anyone who wants to live in the country, a
          suburb, or a "condo" (in the non-New York
          sense of that word).
     *    Smokers, drug takers (or sellers, for that
          matter).
 
I think you get the picture....
 
  (BTW, hello to "H" in Seattle!  I know you're reading this.)
 
Now, if you're still with me, I going to try to be as positive
and up-beat as I can.  It's hard because I'm deeply cynical.  I'm
a very nice guy.  But I'm deeply cynical.
 
I would like respondents to have many or all of the following
characteristics:
 
     1.   You are extremely left/progressive politically.  I'm
     not talking Clinton/Brown, friends.  You should view Jesse
     Jackson as a hopeless and tragic sell-out to the values of
     the unDemocratic Party.  All variety of "moderates" and
     Republicans are, needless to say, beyond the pale, and
     should do us all a favor sip a tall glass of cyanide.
 
     2.   You are someone who thoroughly rejects 98% of what the
     U.S. stands for culturally.  You view yourself as a full
     outsider to "the system."  And more importantly, you do not
     desire entry into it.  Your disdain for this society does
     not defeat or immobilize you, but rather gives you
     nourishment to resist with every atom of your being.  You
     have a deep, abiding passion for social justice (which does
     NOT mean that all we need to do is elevate everyone to the
     status of straight-white-men).  You hurl epithets at the
     garbage served up by the mass media, particularly the pablum
     spewing forth from your TV (it's ok to have one... you've
     just got to have an antagonistic relationship to it).
 
     3.   You are experienced in life and human relationships. 
     You have a mature, seasoned view of love.  You know that
     after the euphoria in relationships comes the work if it's
     going to last.  You know the profound difference between
     making love and having sex, and recognize that life is
     fuller when you have elements of both.  You do not
     constantly spoil your enjoyment of what is by clinging like
     an infant to what "should be."  You are not a prude.
 
     4.   In terms of physical characteristics, you can be of any
     race (Caucasian, Latino, Asian, African, Arab...), but you
     MUST have dark features.  Dark eyes, dark-brown to black
     hair.  {Scandinavian-looking guys should read on only out of
     sheer curiosity.}  Smooth body, or at least a minimum of
     hair.  No furry creatures, please.  It's always nice if
     weight is in some reasonable proportion to height.  I'm not
     concerned with cut, uncut, cock length (or girth), or shoe
     size.  A feature that really catches my eye is a dazzling,
     healthy-looking smile.  Large, white teeth, bright pink
     gums... you know....  I like athletic men, who play sports
     and get good exercise.  You don't have to be Mr. Muscleman,
     or anything.  But being fit is a real plus.  It would also
     be terrific if you were so handsome that you've in fact got
     too many men to deal with already to answer this post (but
     you do it anyway because you're interested to find out more
     about the man who could write such a crazy personal for a
     computer network which, by all odds, has virtually no one
     reading who fits what he's looking for).
 
     5.   In the intellect category, you should be extremely
     bright and have a fast and wicked wit.  You should be
     very highly educated and the sort who is eager and able
     to have wide-ranging intellectual conversations.  You
     tell stories that transfix your listeners.  You've got
     formed opinions, meaning you've given your positions on
     things a lot of thought and are not just muddling
     around saying silly things "well, I respect your
     perspective...."  When people make idiotic,
     unreflective statements, it is only politeness
     (exercised with great restraint) that restrains you. 
     People are drawn to you like filings to a magnet.  They
     listen when you express you viewpoints.  You're not
     easily dismissed, because you've done your homework on
     the positions you've taken.  You are willing to adjust
     your ideas in the face of solid reasons for doing so.
 
     6.   You've got the sort of temperament that would lead you
     to wave a flag only to get it to burn better.  You deplore
     primordial sentiments (such as ethnic identity, nationalism,
     religious bondings, and other divisive groupings).  But your
     integrity is profound.  Beneath your hardened exterior,
     you've got a vulnerable core shown only to those who have
     won your trust.
 
I could go on and on, but I don't want to try your patience (yes,
I like it if you are on the impatient side).
 
A bit about me: I'm of European descent.  Ancestors came here as
immigrants from E. Europe around the turn of the century.  (Who
cares from where!)  My height and weight are proportional.  My
hair is brown and my eyes are an odd mix of brown and green.  I
get told I'm handsome often enough that I'm willing to cast
caution and modesty to the wind and just flatly say: I'm handsome
(but it's not something I'm terribly conscious of, so don't get
all flustered).
 
If this country had a serious socialist party, I'd belong to it. 
I'm a radical democrat, meaning I strongly disapprove of
political systems that block wide and meaningful participation by
common folk like you and me.  I think it is immoral for an
economy to be organized in such a way that 10 percent of the
population is allowed (and even admired for) to own 80 percent of
the wealth, while the other 90 percent of us divide up the scraps
that remain.  I do not aspire to be rich, and I think people who
waste large sums of money on things like BMWs are lost and/or
disgusting (depending on how the sun is shining that day).
 
I do, however, have a soft spot for carrot cake.
 
I'm the sort who believes in forming alliances with gay political
groups, but they're all much too mainstream for me to make my
primary base with them.  (The obvious exceptions are Act Up and
Queer Nation, but these are heavily and necessarily focused on
the single issue of AIDS, and I don't know what will become of
them once this fucking disease is defeated).  The March on
Washington in 1987 summed it up pretty well, I think.  The
movement is 95% about achieving the same rights straight-white-
men enjoy, and that sort of agenda just falls much too short for
moi.  If you were there, Barbara Smith said it right!
 
I'm especially interested in people who are involved in movements
with a deeply progressive agenda (maybe Asian, or Latino, or
African, or DSA-type activists).  I like tough, hardened,
sophisticated, street-wise, urban men.  Not the sort who are
terrified of a place like New York City.
 
Age is not particularly important to me.  Just be old enough to
know who and what you want, and young enough that you can
maintain an erection without having to pull on it constantly.
 
A couple last things.  I've dated quite a lot, but have had only
one long-term (5-7 years, depending on how you count)
relationship.  It ended very amicably almost a year ago.  I'm
healthy and HIV negative, and want someone who is the same.  (I'm
not trying to distance myself from the disease... I embrace and
support those directly threatened by it.)
 
I have an insatiable appetite for travel, but not the "touristy-
temple-hopping-Disneyland" variety.  I've been to nearly every
continent and speak a couple foreign languages.  It would help if
you were the sort that wouldn't mind living for extended periods
in other parts of the world (and not always "easy" comfortable
places).
 
I'm financially very secure, and want you to be also (or on the
path to being so).  I'm young, directed, focused, and highly
motivated.  I've got a lot of energy, and want you to match it in
whatever endeavors move you.
 
And finally, if you decide to write, please go to the trouble to
say something in depth about yourself.  A message that says "hey,
I'm the person described in your post" is hardly satisfying, and
will only prompt me to send back a message saying "surely you can
elaborate..."
 
I await your speedy reply, oh man of my dreams!
 
My "name," by the way, is Adrian

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