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To: James R. Barrett who wrote (18451)	3/14/1998 10:18:00 PM
From: Bill Ulrich	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 108807

Okay, so it's a true story. But what it demonstrates is the social blinders and closed minds, and ultimately the general lack of wisdom of the common man. Because I could hang around in a public restroom propositioning chix all night, and the worst that would happen is everybody would think I was really weird, and most of them would say "Get lost, Creep!" I could still go to work the next day (well, I work at home but that's beside the point). The other thing is that you unconditionally pooh-pooh the concept of a gay scoutmaster. Yet approve of his beliefs and ideas when they are channeled through a person who is not gay. Maybe you want to answer that for yourself (or maybe not). Whatever. I've given up on most people, and have the cynicism borne of too many encounters with illogically closed minds. -MrB

To: James R. Barrett who wrote (18451)	3/15/1998 11:34:00 AM
From: Janice Shell	Respond to of 108807

Then he made a fatal mistake. He was in a public restroom on the turnpike and was propositioning men as they were urinating. This is not exactly typical behavior for out-of-the-closet gays. It's sad, and more akin to flashing. After all, it's easy enough for gay men to meet other gay men and get to know them. Usually it's the closet cases who eventually become desperate enough to try the restroom gambit. I have a friend here, a museum director, who makes no attempt to conceal the fact that he's gay. Often his partner, a university professor, accompanies him on business trips. No one thinks anything of it. Amusingly, though, the pair of them were rather shocked to be invited to an exclusively gay party once in the States. Where were the women? They didn't much like it, and left as soon as they could without being rude.