ber@gummo.UUCP (ber) (04/27/84)
Summary of newsgroup 'net.motss' by Mike Simpson (msimpson@bbncca.UUCP)
Dates of this summary: March 28-April 25, 1984.
36 messages covered.
-- Discrimination and gay marriages (11 messages)
* how to handle financial and legal issues
* recognition of gay relationships by employers, landlords, etc.
-- Oklahoma Resolution (1 message)
* The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling that
firing or denying employment to teachers engaging
in public homosexual activity or conduct is
unconstitutional. The Oklahoma House resolved
that the state Attorney General should appeal the
decision to the U.S. Supreme Court, if necessary.
-- Portrayal of gay people on television (3 messages)
* Review of an Esquire article which noted that
'... homosexuality may be considered too
threatening to the basic values of the
medium to be dealt with in a realistic,
ongoing way.'
* shows that 'backed out' of having homosexual characters
('Love, Sidney'; 'Dynasty'; 'SOAP')
-- Security clearances (1 message)
* difficulties in getting one if it is 'known' that you
are homosexual
-- Aesthetic Realism Foundation (3 messages)
* some of its 'followers' claimed that their study of
A.R. improved their previously negative outlook
and changed their sexual outlook from homosexual
to heterosexual.
-- Possible Link to AIDS Discovered (4 messages)
* A virus (HTLV-3) associated with AIDS patients has been
discovered. This virus holds promise in
developing a vaccine against AIDS, but caution is
advised.
-- Professional GWM seeks same for roommate in Lowell MA.
Reply to "Kidd" at motss@wivax.UUCP.
-- Reviews and Overviews (10 messages)
* Hotel New Hampshire
* SOAP
* Victor/Victoria
* The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions
* BENT
* Torch Song Trilogy
* Friday the 13th
* Gay Monopoly
-- Requests for information (2 messages)
* how does/did one handle 'coming out'?
* how should one take the initiative in dealing with
a predominantly straight world?uucp@harpo.UUCP (uucp) (05/22/84)
Summary of newsgroup: net.motss
Author: Mike Simpson, msimpson@bbncca.{ARPA,UUCP}
Date of this summary: May 16, 1984
Dates covered: April 25 - May 16, 1984
21 articles covered.
Being 'out' in a college dorm (2 articles)
* how tolerant are students today?
Gay people in TV (2 articles)
* TV Guide summary
* David Letterman interviewing Harvey Fierstein
Sexual relations in the Armed Forces (4 articles)
* should this be discussed in 'net.motss'?
* are the armed forces getting more homophobic
under the Reagan Administration?
Friendship marriages (2 articles)
* can marriages without sex work?
'REAL men ...' joke (4 articles)
* is this joke offensive to gays and, by extension,
to other minorities?
* how should one deal with the person(s) posting such a
joke?
Discrimination (1 article)
* study of discrimination against gay people at MIT
done; requests to wdoherty@bbng (arpa) or
decvax!bbncca!wdoherty (uucp)
Gay and Lesbian naturists (1 article)
* article transcribed from 'Clothed with the Sun', a naturists
magazine
Follow-up article on 'sexual realignment' (Aesthetic Realism)
Magazine review: "Yellow Silk", a magazine of tasteful eroticism
Movie review: "Privates on Parade"
Follow-up request for 'coming-out' stories
Gays in politics (1 article)
* Rich Eychaner's candidacy for Congress in Iowa's 4th
Congressional District has reluctant backing of
the Iowa GOPuucp@harpo.UUCP (uucp) (07/02/84)
Summary of newsgroup net.motss by
Mike Simpson (msimpson@bbncca.{arpa.uucp})
June 12-23, 1984, 45 articles covered
Several 'controversial' items sparked a relative flood
of letters. (Keep 'em coming, folks!)
* Homosexuality as a 'different' human instinct (5 letters)
* 'is being gay OK?' (8 letters)
* 'how do gay people justify their behavior to others'
(12 letters)
* how do gay people handle interactions with the opposite
sex/would you 'take a pill' that would make you
heterosexual? (4 letters)
Also of interest:
* Review of books on sexually transmitted diseases
* Reports from Gay Pride marches in Boston, New York,
San Francisco and San Jose CA
* are homosexuals happy or unfulfilled?
* Christianity and its 'implications ' for homosexuality
* should we have an informal 'gay Dear Abby' service?
* in what manner(s) should gays make themselves
'known' to straights?uucp@harpo.UUCP (uucp) (07/07/84)
Summary of newsgroup: net.motss for June 25-July 1, 1984.
by Mike Simpson ( msimpson@bbncca.{arpa, uucp} )
53 articles covered
Several long-standing discussions have continued apace this week,
and a couple of new items have begun to filter in.
* A request for 'perspective' from the gay contributors to
the newsgroup was made. This produced several letters,
some questioning the attitude of the contributor, others
taking a more positive approach to the questions asked.
* 'Fundaphobia' (aversion to homosexuality based on
religious/spiritual grounds) went 8-10 rounds this week.
The general tenor of the letters showed a nice bell curve.
* Several 'political' items were discussed:
- 'militant' homosexuality
- lesbianism as a sociopolitical statement
- gay rights movement being equated with
Black/women's rights
- are some feminist lesbians guilty of a 'double
standard'?
* Homosexuality as a moral issue is still being
discussed. Other 'holdover' topics still under
discussion include:
- 'inherent rights' of homosexuals
(do they exist, and if so, how
are they defined?)
- homosexuality and pedophilia
- political reasons for coming out
- 'categorization' of homosexuals
- is the newsgroup becoming a forum
for defense instead of discussion?
New topics:
* A letter was posted to 'gay Dear Abby', describing
a less-than-pleasant living relationship and asking
for advice. Several responses occurred.
* The Unitarian-Universalist Association has voted to
sanction/affirm gay marriages.
* Note on the New York Gay Pride march.
* Sex definitions in childhood: developmental psychology
and gender.uucp@harpo.UUCP (uucp) (07/24/84)
Summary of newsgroup: net.motss
by Mike Simpson (msimpson@bbncca.{arpa,uucp} )
55 articles covered for July 2-16, 1984
'Bigotry' in the newsgroup (13 articles)
* One submittor put forth a sentiment about men that
others construed as being bigoted. The resultant
flurry (from which the submittor was notably absent)
continued the tendency for the newsgroup to
attract new contributors.
History/Religion/Government and Homosexuality (24 articles)
* continuations of on-going discussions
* how does the gay community view Scripture's view of
homosexuality?
* several follow-up articles concerning
Unitarianism/Universalism and its sanctioning
of gay marriages
Incest/Rape (2 messages)
* this seems to be much more prevalent in the
heterosexual community, even accounting for
the difference in numbers
"Dear Abby" responses (3 messages)
* a less-than-pleasant situation has been resolved
Differential 'sex roles' in a homosexual relationship (4 messages)
* how different/fluid are 'sex roles' in a gay
relationship?
Questions/Answers (9 messages)
* why, particularly in a bar/dance situation, do gay men
smoke so much? is the percentage of smokers
among gay men higher than average?
* what is gay life like in 'non-western' countries?
* book review: 'Flaunting It!'