In my opinion, it's nobody's business whether two people of the same gender are straight friends or a gay couple. Of course when I was younger, indeed until the last couple of decades, no thought of that when they saw two people of the same gender living together. Especially with young adults, it was assumed to be friends sharing an apartment for financial reasons--or just friends being friends. It seems almost everyone I know has one adult child who is gay or bisexual--mostly gay. My younger own daughter apparently is bi. After having had reasonably long-time relationships with men, she just broke up with her female partner after almost 10 years and is now dating men again. And to my surprise, I found out that bisexuals are looked down upon by gays, at least by lesbians. I wish people could be more tolerant of one another and accept each other regardless of sexual orientation, race, religion, political beliefs, and anything else. I keep thinking of Rodney King's plaint, "Why can't we all just get along?" G.Cindy P.S. Monica, in New York those horns were probably being positive and not negative, though your cousin, and perhaps you, probably didn't like the assumption anyway. I'm sorry it was bothersome. --- Monica Svopa <svopa@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi Julie. Your note reminds me of times I was in > New York City and my > cousins were doing sighted guide for me. People > would frequently blow the > horn when we were walking. Every time I asked my > cousin what was wrong she > wouldn't say a thing. Then one day when I heard > here make a sound under her > breath when this occurred, I asked her if they were > honking because they > thought we were lesies. She said yes. Then I asked > my boyfriend at the > time who was blind if the same thing happened to him > when guys were guiding > him and he of course said no. > > Monica Svopa > ---- Original Message ----- > From: "Julie & Miss Mercy" <mercy421@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2007 5:18 PM > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: Sesame Street, > Monica, and warning > > > > Hi, Monica. I agree! I've been accused of being a > lesbian because I would > > do sighted guide with a few friends during school > sometimes. What next? > > Take care. > > -- > > Julie Morales > > Email & Windows/MSN Messenger: > mercy421@xxxxxxxxxxx > > I sell Avon, All Mixed Up gourmet mixes and > candles and other scents from > > Scentsational Delights. Ask me for more specific > information if you're > > interested! Check out my blog at > themoralesfamilyblog.blogspot.com > > Currently in Winchester Regional, Virginia > Overcast, 37�F Wind:S-180� at > > 7mph > > Money isn't everything. - It isn't even enough! > > > > > > Monica Willyard wrote: > >> My childhood memories are taking a beating here. > Why do two people living > >> together have to be gay, or straight, or anything > else adult in a show > >> for young children. I always thought that Burt > and Ernie were roommates, > >> just like I was roomates with other girls at > camp. I need some coffee > >> now, make that a double with mocha. > >> > >> Monica Willyard > >> > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email > to > > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the > subject line. To get a list > > of available commands, put the word 'help' by > itself in the subject line. > > > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject > line. To get a list of available commands, put the > word 'help' by itself in the subject line. > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Get easy, one-click access to your favorites. Make Yahoo! your homepage. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.