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Happy birthday Graeme!! I sure hope you enjoyed your day, and that many years are to come

I really like your stories, corvus, so this sure is a good thing!!! Enjoy!

I loved your chapter, CJames!! Especially the part where you let that general teach a lesson to that captain Anyhow, I hope you keep writing!!

Happy birthday, enjoy the day!!

I've voted: -No, but I eventually may be one -Almost the same -Daily Well, my father is a vegetarian, at home he doesn't eat fish or meat, but he does like his eggs But, since most restaurants don't serve food like that, he tends to pick fish dishes or chicken dishes when going out. For myself, well, I really really like scheep with lots of garlic, chicken/duck/turkey, or anything marinated, but please, don't make me eat beef or pork.. I don't yearn for meats actually. I'm more of a salad-vegetable-dessert-yearner If that's even possible I don't really have a clue if gay people tend to be vegetarians, because I don't really know that many gay people (Well, not that I know off ofcourse ) I did vote "almost the same" because I don't think it depends on your sexual orientation...

As said above, lol, very interesting topic, Bob! 1. Can we (and/or did you) observe differences in attitudes, behaviors and reactions of depressed people, depending if they are gay or straight? I don't really think it depends on being gay or straight, I think it depends more on the person being extrovert or introvert. Extrovert people will be more likely to express their depressed state in public, while introvert will try to hide it from the world. 2. Are gay people psychically and/or physically (in average) less resistant to the stress which leads to a clinical depression than straight people? I agree with the above posters, lol. Since depression is mostly caused by stress (according to me), it really depends on how much stress that person receives on a daily basis. The sad part is of course that (closeted) gay people are more likely to endure more stress than straight people. 3. Is it easier (or in contrary more difficult) to accompany, assist or help gay depressed people then straights ones? Here I agree with Kevin though. However you react to help from others really depends on the person trying it and the place and the certain mood you're in at that moment. If I were depressed, and someone I hardly know would try to help me in the middle of a mall, I would probably resist that help. Even when I would be at home, and a really close friend would try to help me, it would still depend on my mood. Depressions don't feel as bad all the time, I think sometimes you feel a little better than other days, and that's when a person who wants to help you has to try it. (I do feel this is confusing to read lol. My apologies for that ) "Can they cope better? As a general rule, if someone is exposed to small doses of something, they can build up an immunity to it (this is the principle behind vaccinations). Because gay people suffer more society pressures that straight people, as a general rule, they have the opportunity to strengthen their internal defenses against those pressures. This will aid them if they become clinically depressed. However, it is by no means universal. Some people don't learn to cope with the smaller pressures and so they don't build up their 'immunity'." ~Graeme I really like how you picture this, Graeme.

Thanks, Kevin

Hi all I'm also more of the kind that tolerates light PDA's, but not groping or such. I wouldn't tolerate that even with a heterosexual couple. But still, mostly their reactions are based on their Xenophobia. I think most straight people act that way, until they have a gay friend or son or daughter. And until they see what daily struggles that person has, opposed to their own lifestyle. Anyhow, my 2 cents

Happy Birthday Enjoy the day, and have lots of cake