From: lemoine@chemvx.tamu.edu (Brett G. Lemoine)
Newsgroups: alt.homosexual
Subject: Re: attitude
Date: 22 Nov 1992 13:14 CST
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In article <1992Nov22.093137.10318@lclark.edu>, snodgras@lclark.edu (Bil Snodgrass) writes...
}In article <92326.201634MGH110@psuvm.psu.edu> <MGH110@psuvm.psu.edu> writes:
}>I have been wondering for sometime now why it seems that the homosexual populat
}>ion(a generalization) is continually irate towards the hetero pop.?
} 
}We will be irrate towards hets. in general until we have the rights as
}all other humanbeings in this country.

Irrate, even, toward those hets who are not only on your side, but in lbg
organizations to try and speed up the process?

}>
}>I am a hetero male and since my enlightenment(as to accept people for who they
}>are and not for who they love) a few years ago; I have been noticing that no ma
}>tter how accepting you are, homosexuals(not acquainted with) tend to group all
}>hetero's in the intolerant and biggot category.
} 
}In this one little sentence who have grouped us up just like you accuse
}us of doing heteros......Why can you do it?

Most of my gay and lesbian friends are not heterophobes, but the vocal majority,
at least on this group, often come across that way. It would probably be a
very effective technique if the tolerant crowd were also as 'loud'. As it
is, you merely confirm the homophobic suspicious that "you're all trying
to do away with heterosexual people." A ludicrious claim, obviously, but
an easy one to conclude for those who begin leaning in that direction initially.

}  Doesn't this seem familiar?  I
}>s it fair or right to do what is done to you to someone who isn't doing it
}>to you?
} 
}On an individual level, when I meet people it doesn't matter if they
}are hetersexuals, black, white, men or women.  
} 
}But in a social level the gays main oppessor is the heterosexual male....

I expect it's a safe assumption that you don't want someone to attribute to
all homosexuals the attributes of a few, even if that few is the most vocal,
or even in the majority. Please extend that consideration to me and those
like me who are actively trying to bring about equallity for all.

}>
}>I have been finding out that several people that I know are homosexual, as a ma
}>tter of fact, the number seems to be growing weekly.  I would discuss this with
}>them but have not had the chance.  Also, I applogize in advance if this offends
}>anyone, it is not meant that way.
} 
}It doesn't offend me, but it concerns me, especially when you lump us
}together as you accuse us of doing.  

Which indeed, you did, in your post.

}>
}>Please don't flame me, this is my first post.
} 
}No flame here....
} 
}Bil Snodgrass
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