[Chuck]

I’m not sure what you mean by ‘advertising’ and being ‘assertive’ and ‘public’ about sexuality. Heterosexuals do so all the time. Think about the pictures your co-workers have up of spouses and kids, or the conversations you’ve had about where a friend and her husband went on vacation, or your fondness for a particular male celebrity/politician/sports star, etc. What constitutes everyday conversation or ‘normal behavior’ for you can seem to be ‘advertising’ when someone else does the same thing regarding the same sex. But it’s really not any more or less ‘public’; it’s just the double-standard at work of a majority orientation and a minority orientation. As to your other questions, I can only speak for myself: I don’t separate myself from my heterosexual friends, co-workers, relatives and neighbors and wouldn’t want to. However, I know there are gays and lesbians who have felt enough oppression from a dominant heterosexual society and either want to reaffirm their pride in their own worth or want to take comfort in being around people who are less likely to be judgmental. I can understand that.

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Name : Chuck, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Gay, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 38, City : Raleigh, State : NC, Country : United States, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,