[net.motss] Why do gay men lie?

sdyer@bbnccv.UUCP (Steve Dyer) (05/09/85)

> 								Can we shift
> the conversation to why so many gay men lie. This subject has always eaten
> away at me...I have seen soooooo many gay men pull this sort of stuff on
> myself and others.
>    WHY! WHY! do gay men have to pull off these lies, bullshit stories and
> games. ...

Sorry, Ray, but the way you phrase your sentiments really alienates me,
probably because the gay people I know *don't* lie.  To use the word "gay"
as a collective adjective to characterize your own bad experiences just
isn't fair to the rest of us.  And the key here is that this
isn't a gay issue at all.  You're going to find the same duplicity in
any singles bar.

>    I suppose I should have known; he was very into drugs and the bar scene,
> which I am not. I fell for the man and got burned which reminds me of the
> old disco song "Hit and Run Lover"

Maybe you had better travel in different circles.  I mean, if you're
looking for honesty, committment and mature friendship, you're not
going to find it on the dance floor of Buddies.  Or, at least, you
shouldn't be disappointed if you don't.  
-- 
/Steve Dyer
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