msimpson@bbncca.ARPA (Mike Simpson) (03/26/85)
Summary of newsgroup: net.motss
Date of this summary: March 25, 1985
Number of articles covered in this summary: 40
Dates covered in this summary: March 4-25, 1985
Author of this summary: Mike Simpson (msimpson@bbncca.{arpa,uucp})
Approved: for sdyer@bbncca.arpa by msimpson@bbncca.arpa
Coming out at work (14 articles)
-- difficulties in placing an ad (in corporate
newsletter) which made reference to homosexuality
-- where should lines be drawn in what can or can't be
printed in such a situation?
-- are there "euphemisms" available to get around the
problem?
-- site in question does a lot of work for the armed
forces; might NGTF be involved?
-- run-around arises from bigotry
AIDS test approved by federal government (2 articles)
-- test detects presence of HTLV-III antibodies
-- may not be complete end-all, since a proportion of
AIDS patients don't have HTLV-III antibodies
Gayness and visibility (8 messages)
-- because the great majority of gay people blend in
easily, some consciousness-raising is in order
-- a gay person needs as much support and affirmation of
his/her existence as anyone else
-- visibility allows one to deal with one's sexuality in
an upfront manner
-- 'invisibility' makes repression of gay people easier
-- is mentioning sexual orientation considered 'flaunting
it'?
-- gay people wish not to be bound by specific social and
societal restrictions because of their sexuality
Politics and Pornography (8 articles)
-- does the "pornography -> violence -> rape" pattern
claimed for straight porn hold for gay porn also?
-- possible feminist/"radical-right" alliances
-- some feminist/lesbian groups horrified at lesbian
erotic publications
-- is most lesbian pornography still written by men for
men, as it was 8-10 years ago?
Miscellaneous (8 articles)
-- "where is net.motss?" (newsgroup had been very quiet
for awhile)
-- new potential topic: how/why do homo/heterosexuality
exist, and can sexuality be clearly defined to
fall just into those two camps?
-- how well does TV's "Dynasty" portray homosexual
relationships?
--
>> don't shoot me, I'm just trying to be helpful ... <<
Mike Simpson, BBN
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