Well I dont preface my statements with I am gay but that is my choice!
Bertina
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On Sat, 17 Oct 1998, Lagusta Pauline Yearwood wrote:
>
> Heya ecofems,
>
> I've been reading these messages, and I'm always alarmed about how even
> enlightened, progressive, obviously non-homophobic people feel the
> need to preface every comment that defends gay rights with the "I'm not
> gay, but..." or "by the way, I'm straight" disclaimer. I understand that
> on one hand maybe you do it because you think it will make your argument
> stronger (you believe in this so strongly that you will fight for it
> although you are not *it*), but it smacks of an icky kind of separatism.
> Wouldn't it seem that part of what you are fighting for would be that
> people wouldn't have to be so uptight about their preferences, that they
> wouldn't feel the need to create these us vs. them categories (even if
> "us" is helping out "them")?
>
> It reminds me of all the people in my women's studies classes who are so
> obsessed with making it known that "i'm not a feminist but..." then go on
> to say something classically, obviously feminist.
>
> Just some thoughts,
>
> Lagusta
>
>
