On 9/26/07, Doyle Saylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well I think Jim's point applies to this guess. Being gay or lesbian > is a cultural construct. One is not born gay. A society that defines > same sex as evil will probably inculcate in everyone the sense "I don't > do that" so there is 'no' gay or lesbian. Except don't ask don't tell > comes into play. That means a society that 'forbids' same sex can't > admit anything so what people do is not socially acceptable and > therefore there is 'no' gay or lesbian. > > That said, I would point out that 'gay and lesbian' is not a fixed > identity. I've run into myself quite a bit of people who don't see > themselves as 'gay' but 'queer'.
Interesting comments. Btw what's the difference? (i.e. between 'gay' and 'queer'?) -raghu.
