eerrr.... ummm....
I'm going to argue with this, and put my flame proof undies on.
I'm not. In my experience, groups that are unified by ...something... be it a characteristic, a belief, an activity can be pretty darn exclusive, in indirect and subtle ways. They may not directly say you aren't welcome, or bar someone from joining but it certainly can be insinuated, and people can be made to feel uncomfortable and unwelcome. Not to say that all of these kinds of groups are like this... not at all.. but to say they don't exist would be a falsehood, and to broadly say specifically that straight people would be welcomed into a gay specific group may or may not be true. It's really going to depend on the community, and how inclusive/exclusive/separatist or "PC" it is, or is not.'m certain a gay cycling club would never be gay-only/straight-barred.
I do speak from personal experiences lest someone think I am theorizing.
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07-01-2009, 07:45 PM #19
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