From: dlv@bwalk.dm.com (Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM)
Date: Fri, 20 Dec 1996 11:36:19 -0800 (PST)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: "Cypher punks'" sexual preferences
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Dale Thorn <dthorn@gte.net> writes:

> Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM wrote:
> > Mark Allyn 206-860-9454 <allyn@allyn.com> writes:
> > > I am gay.
>
> > Mazal Tov. So are John Gilmore and Jason Durbin.
>
> The problem with the "I am" portion of the above is it's not a whole lot
> more defining than "I am" a federal agent, or "I am" a religious zealot,
> or "I am" a cryptologist.
>
> If you're a "man" or a "woman", chances are most people will know that
> for sure, in person that is.  But when a person says "I'm gay", how do
> you know it's true?  Maybe they just wanna play gay, to get better
> acceptance on the c-punks list.
>
> Used to be, "gay" was something different, i.e., "The child who's born
> on the sabbath day, is bonnie and blithe, and good and gay". What have
> they done to my language....

The soldarity displayed by the likes of A.Bostick, Jason Durbin (slothrop),
and John Gilmore is truly remarkable. These people don't care what the
commotion is all about: if one of their kind needs support, he'll get it
in form of obscenities and spam directed at his "enemies".

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