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orinoco
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response 297 of 406:
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Jun 4 18:18 UTC 1999 |
That was some pretty rapid drift...it gets kind of overwhelming :)
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bookworm
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response 298 of 406:
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Jun 11 23:13 UTC 1999 |
my family has nine cats.
Names below.
1. Bibsey
2. Nightwitch
3. Pooger
4. Silver
5. Garfield
6. Smudge
7. Dragon
8. Ringo (aka loudmouth)
9. Tigger
<gasp wheeze>
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lumen
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response 299 of 406:
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Jun 11 23:44 UTC 1999 |
Ringo *does* have a frequent and annoying meow. If I remember the
research that was done into the feline speak, he's calling attention to
himself all the time.
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dpawley
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response 300 of 406:
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Jun 13 23:07 UTC 1999 |
Hello, my name is Dale, and I live in Las Cruces, New Mexico (and please don't
ask me how I learned to speak English so well....we are one of the 50 states)
=)
Anyway, I am a 26 y.o. gay male from a family whose religious tastes run to
the Fundamentalist Christian Right...which explains why I only began my coming
out process 3 years ago, and why I was completely unable (or unwilling, you
can make arguments for each) to even accept for myself who and what I was
until I was 22 years old...To this day, only two members of my family--my
sister and my mom--know about my sexual preferences, and neither of them are
comfortable enough with it to actually talk about it. Which is fine with me,
I guess...I mean, I have no intention of sharing whatever sexual exploits I
might eventually have...
Oh, yeah...I'm also a virgin. By choice....I still have a firm belief that
when I do have sexual relations with someone, it will have to be someone I
truly love, and the sex act will have to be an expression of that love. I
know it seems weird: an old-fashioned gay boy...but that's exactly what I
am...
I have been blessed, however, to find a group of people who are either gay
themselves or gay-friendly...and, with the exception of one close friend who
I have been slowly training not to throw the word "faggot" around as a general
random insult, the incidents of homophobia among the group have been very few
and far between...
I don't know what else to say about myself, and I don't know if there was
really any point to this posting, but I just wanted to introduce myself.
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orinoco
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response 301 of 406:
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Jun 13 23:30 UTC 1999 |
Hi Dale, and welcome. Whereabouts in NM is Las Cruces? I have relatives in
the state, but I don't know my way around too well.
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i
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response 302 of 406:
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Jun 14 00:46 UTC 1999 |
Welcome, dpawley! It sounds like you've made it past much of the pain
of your circumstances, and found happiness with yourself. Congratulations!
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dpawley
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response 303 of 406:
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Jun 14 02:37 UTC 1999 |
re: #301 (orinoco)
Las Cruces in the South Central part of the state, about an hour's drive west
of El Paso, TX, and four hours drive south of Albuquerque.
re: #302 (GB from PZ)
Thanks..although I do find that each new circumstance and new person I meet
brings new challenges...but that's just life, id'nt it? =)
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lumen
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response 304 of 406:
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Jun 14 18:19 UTC 1999 |
Hey Dale-- it's good to meet you. Sounds like we have a few things in common;
I came out only very recently and I am 24, coming from a family with a fairly
conservative religion.
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orinoco
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response 305 of 406:
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Jun 14 22:00 UTC 1999 |
Ah. So nowhere-near-anyplace-I've-been, in other words :)
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gypsi
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response 306 of 406:
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Jun 15 08:01 UTC 1999 |
<huggles Dale hello>
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dpawley
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response 307 of 406:
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Jun 15 23:04 UTC 1999 |
ooh, huggles!
<huggles Sarah back>
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void
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response 308 of 406:
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Jun 16 23:38 UTC 1999 |
nice to meet you, dale. :)
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dpawley
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response 309 of 406:
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Jun 17 03:13 UTC 1999 |
<waves hi to void>
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mooncat
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response 310 of 406:
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Jun 19 03:47 UTC 1999 |
<mooncat wanders in> Been hearing about this place, so I thought I'd
check it out. I'm Anne, I'm bi- currently leaning more towards men...
And I don't have a whole lot else to say right now... so I'll wander back
out. :)
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brown
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response 311 of 406:
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Jun 19 07:38 UTC 1999 |
<bob promptly runs over and pulls THE! anne
>
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gypsi
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response 312 of 406:
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Jun 19 08:40 UTC 1999 |
<hugglepounces anney-cat>
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lumen
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response 313 of 406:
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Jun 19 13:03 UTC 1999 |
So glad you're here, Anne. It's been nice chatting with you about issues we
face. =)
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mooncat
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response 314 of 406:
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Jun 19 13:53 UTC 1999 |
<eeps and huggles Sarah and Bob> Thanks folks. :) I may not have a whole
lot to say (<gasps> imagine that!) but we'll see. :)
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omni
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response 315 of 406:
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Jun 26 08:28 UTC 1999 |
This is really tough to write because I'm swimming in uncharted territory,
and I really don't want to flounder. Enough with the puns.
My name is Jim, and I have been here mostly lurking for the better part of
3 yrs. It is time to stop that and face up to reality. I am bi, and have been
since I was around 20.
I went to an all boys school from the time that I was 6, but I don't think
that I had those kind of feelings back then. I have not told my family because
simply put they don't listen, or laugh off what I tell them. It is really hard
to be laughed at when you're trying to express your feelings.
I wouldn't tell my mother in 100 years that I'm bi, because she is not
exactly the most homo friendly person. She is just left of Anita Bryant on
this. I found out the other night while watching the Stonewall thing on PBS.
When she would see a person who was bi on the tube she turned to me and told
me that she hoped I was straight because if I wasn't I'd be burning in hell.
I didn't have the heart to tell her. I think she would just laugh it off like
my sister does.
Although I am still a virgin I can say that I have been attracted to a few
cute guys as well as cute women.
I feel a little better now that I have come to terms with it. I am happy
to embrace it and call it my own. Thanks for reading this, and your support.
I know you are all a nice bunch of people. I just think that needed saying.
And now that I am out, I hope you'll be see more of my comments.
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gypsi
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response 316 of 406:
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Jun 26 08:33 UTC 1999 |
<gypsi grabs Jim and huggles him tightly for a few hours>
You are wonderful.
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omni
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response 317 of 406:
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Jun 26 17:24 UTC 1999 |
Thanks, Sarah!
<huggles sarah>
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dpawley
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response 318 of 406:
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Jun 26 22:02 UTC 1999 |
<hugs Jim, then gives him a macho clap on the back>
Congratulations, Jim!
I know what it's like to have a highly un-homo-friendly family...I remember
a couple of years ago, watching something on t.v. regarding the Gay Olympics,
and hearing the following two comments come rapid-fire from two family
members:
"Now, THOSE are the Olympics that NEED to be bombed!"
"Where's a well-placed nuclear missile when you need one?"
It's like, two hard smacks in the face right in a row. I decided then and
there that most of my family is never going to know about my sexual
orientation until I'm ready to finally say, "To hell with them" and let them
go. Because I know I'll be totally shunned by them.
Anyway, if you need to talk or anything, feel free to drop me an e-mail.
<hugs Jim again>
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brown
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response 319 of 406:
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Jun 27 03:12 UTC 1999 |
glad to see ya come out of the woodwork..
'lot of of have been there.
and what? shall we make it a group hug? ;)
ta-ta
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omni
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response 320 of 406:
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Jun 27 03:23 UTC 1999 |
I'd like that. I'd like that a lot.
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gypsi
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response 321 of 406:
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Jun 27 08:29 UTC 1999 |
<gypsi hugglepounces Bob and drags Jim, Dale, and Brighn in with them>
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