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Article #1576Re: Gays you miss the point.
From: Mike Greenawalt
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 17:57
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 17:57
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In article <1992Nov3.195530.5506@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca>, smackinnon@mta.ca writes: |> In article <1992Nov3.170807.3262@usl.edu>, mxc1059@usl.edu (Carroll Matthew) writes: |> >What about starting a gay boyscout troop? Would that work? |> >: |> > |> |> I do not think that that would work. I have two reason why I think so. |> First by putting people in two groups, you are not helping the |> situation. You are shrouding the "other side" and no one learns for the |> other group about how they behave, and hence you do not become toleratent of |> the issuse, but you ignore it, hoping it does not bother you. |> Secondly How do you start a gay Boyscout troop, if you are in an |> area that does not tolerate homosexuals. It could cause aliot of problems |> if you ask a younge boys to make a choice, that He(assuming boy scouts,but the |> same would be true for girls) is gay, and that he wants to join this new troop. |> Coming out is a big step, and is a step that you can't go back on. You just |> can't force someone to make that kind of choice just because you don't want |> that kind of person in your troop. |> Qshawn mackinnon |> Time lord(appentice), Chief scout, |> CG |> Terra, Sol. |> Ba weep granna weep ninni ba At what age does the typical gay male know that he is gay? I would think that at ages 11-12-13 or so, boys are just beginning to find out who/what they are. I doubt they can make a lifetime decision at that age. -- +---------------------------+--------------------------------------------+ | Mike Greenawalt | emg@metaphor.com | | | These opinions are mine, not my employer's | +---------------------------+--------------------------------------------+
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!nntp1.radiomail.net!cronos!Metaphor.COM!emg From: emg@Metaphor.COM (Mike Greenawalt) Newsgroups: rec.scouting Subject: Re: Gays you miss the point. Message-ID: <2648@cronos.metaphor.com> Date: 20 Nov 92 17:57:23 GMT References: <1992Oct30.200054.7518@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca> <1992Oct31.161009.21489@cbnewsl.cb.att.com> <8p0pp+p@lynx.unm.edu>,<1992Nov3.170807.3262@usl.edu> <1992Nov3.195530.5506@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca> Sender: news@cronos.metaphor.com Reply-To: emg@Metaphor.COM (Mike Greenawalt) Organization: m4 Lines: 32