Diane.Oliff@p0.f197.n253.z2.fidonet.org (Diane Oliff) (01/05/90)
Index Number: 6134 In a message to Tim Watts <12-17-89 10:31> Debbie Hazelton wrote: DH*> and fearful nondisabled folks. I feel strongly that many of DH*> us talk about things like legislation and new technological DH*> equipment, when there are other things like our emotional DH*> needs, desires and experiences that often go unmentioned DH*> even within the "disabled" community. I will be starting a I couldn't agree with you more, Debbie. If you are different from the mass in some way, people seem to think you are not allowed to be cross or lonely or weepy ("mustn't feel sorry for ourselves") and as for s-e-x - well! I'm physically mostly OK (lacking a couple of trivia here and with an extra toe on my left foot there) but I know people with more apparent differences that have been told that of course any thought of a sexual relationship would be quite disgusting! This from people whose moral and emotional attitudes are far more "crippled" than the bodies and minds of those they are trying to criticise/control. DH*>board soon, and one of the things I am hoping to build into DH*>it is an atmosphere where even more heart-felt and deeply DH*>personal feelings are exchanged between us. So thanks for I wish you every good thing with your new board - I don't think I can afford to call all that way from Cheshire, but I can call this system in Manchester, which is only about forty miles away, and is run by this lovely man who not only brought this conference into my life but also introduced me to someone who is going to be share the rest of my life with me. Love and good wishes Diane Oliff -- Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!2!253!197.0!Diane.Oliff Internet: Diane.Oliff@p0.f197.n253.z2.fidonet.org