johnc@dartvax.UUCP (John Cabell) (02/08/84)
When I look at a message, I often don't look at the name of the person who wrote it, because it will prejudice me in some instances, like reading anything that is written by some- one named 'wombat' is sure to make me want to skip over it :->. So I read the message by ..!watmath!saquigley, thinking all the while that this was written by a man (chauvenistic of me, isn't it, but that's the way I think.) When I got to the end, I had figured out it was by a lady, but it still struck me. I don't know how other men feel about telling people your sexual preference at the beginning of getting to know someone, or waiting, or whatever. I am not gay, so I don't tell anyone anything, but I think I might be able to imagine the type of thing one would go through, wondering how the person would react, wondering if the freindship would stop right there, wondering about everything, and not knowing. I think, with my limited knowledge, I would tell the person right away and get it over with. If the person doesn't feel comfortable knowing that fact, he/she can just get out of my life. Who needs him anyway, right? Anyway, don't anyone base their decision on what I say, I'm just rambling. --johnc