Stardate 20011212.1032 (On Screen): Iain comments on
my statement that maybe being a manly man is going to be "in" again. He cites an article written by one Paula Martinac, the author of
The Queerest Places: A Guide to Gay and Lesbian Historic Sites. Maybe Ms. Martinac should be asking herself "Why do they hate us?" (Heh.) "If we gays were more open and understanding towards the manly men, maybe they would not lash out in hostility against us. Maybe they just think they're defending themselves and their lifestyles." (heh-heh-heh...) Besides which, Iain engages in active confrontation with me about this subject, the man's way of doing it, instead of girly "trying to get along." (I knew you were a real man, Iain!)
Hell. I don't think Iain and I really have any disagreement here; I surely don't think that testosterone excuses jackassery. But there's fair reason to believe that a high proportion of the remaining manly men are jackasses because the more cultured ones have been cowed into silence and are now closeted. (Heh.) (discuss)
But in all seriousness, I have actually been put into situations where I had to be apologetic about being openly heterosexual, and I hated it. It's wrong to closet gays, and it's just as wrong to closet straights.
