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November 25, 2003

more on gay marriage

In my earlier post, I said that I was raised completely unaware of homosexuality. I don't want you all to think I had prejudiced parents or anything, you just didn't think much about homosexuality back in the 50s and 60s. I'm 50 years old. Most gay people were well hidden in their closets back then.
It ended up I had several gay cousins (one died of AIDs back in the 80s) and a gay and unfortunately pedophile uncle.
My mom, sister to said uncle, was totally shocked when he came out of the closet - she never had an inkling that Uncle Bud was gay.

Jack of Random Fate seems to think this means that I believe something along the lines of: "I don't think the federal government should be involved, I don't care as long as they don't do it on the street and frighten the horses and children."

I think that is a rather unfair statement, sex is something that people should be doing behind closed doors, no matter what your sexual preference is.

It was not until I went to college, way back in 1971, that I became aware of different sexual preferences.

Just thought I should point this out - I'm older than a lot of you folks, and my upbringing was much more sheltered than kids are today.

Posted by Beth at November 25, 2003 06:16 AM