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I have no TV! Is this worth renting from NetFlix?

Oh! So it was't a glitch! Benji, you repetitous silly!

(blush!) High praise from an incontrovertible source!

Definately not the right thing to do. No one can know what your internal dialogue is or what your personal situation is vis a vis your family, friends or work situation. So putting something out there like your sexual preference without your knowledge/permission is the worse thing someone can do. It puts a whole new complication on an already complicated situation, especially if you are not out. Coming out is something so personal, so intimate that you should have the right of total control of it. Getting to the point in your life where someone finding out you are gay won't effect you is different for each of us. We deserve the respect of our friends and family to decide when that is. Of course the question of hypocrisy of public figures raises a whole different question. And I think it should be treated as a different question. Taking a public stand, making a political point or promoting/supporting a law on the basis of hypocrisy is wrong and should be outed. But is it possible to "out" the hypocrisy without outing the person? Hey moderator! How come his post repeated?

Yeah, we are!! heh-heh-heh!

Don't forget you can write really well!

OK, now this is beginning to make sense. Definately, get the f*** out of Mississippi Sometimes being a model citizen in Mississippi is not enough. That's the problem. Bummer. James, I hope it gets better for you.

For cute, I gotta go with kittens. And they stay cute as they grow up. Is anybody keeping score here? I think kittens/cats are way out front. They rule!

Better late than never. Happy Birthday! Have fun.

Oh! so that's why that guy was following me around in Staples last month. Too bad he wasn't 'selling' what I wanted to 'buy'!

Having lived in Maryland 40+ years and now living in PA, I gotta tell ya, its not so bad. I'll hope that you end up in MD as it is more gay friendly than PA. Actually just all around more friendly than PA. Good luck. And remember, Jersey is not going to be too far away to visit!

This thread is too surreal given all the coming of age stories posted on the GA site. It's not just fiction folks. It really happens. And when it happens to you it is not a small thing. But whether or not it is just a "small" problem misses the point. We all have a passion for different things and we direct that passion on the things that matter to us. Its not right or wrong that others are passionate about something else. Some fight this battle; others fight that battle. We can't all fight every battle. Hopefully, when the battle is important our passions will unite and we will fight the same battle together. As for the media - it's just business to them. It's our GLBT organizations through our support that have to keep the "big" problems at the forefront of the media's attention. As for Mississippi, I am not holding my breath.