[Gary]

As a gay man, my straight friends always told me that if I wanted to have a pierced ear, I had to pierce the right. That way, I could be readily identified as gay and not straight. I guess women needed to know this. Certainly, straight men needed to know this if they felt a strong need to make verbal slurs or worse. Although this was an almost true statement a decade or so ago, it isn’t any longer. Within the gay community, you may pierce left (it used to mean that the man was dominant or ‘top’ regarding his sexual habits in bed) or right (it used to mean subservient or ‘bottom’ regarding his sexual preference in bed). It should be noted that this is not something that is done, either. We don’t tend to play roles. Sex is supposed to be fun and spontaneous. Top, bottom or in between. All is acceptable. I understand that straight sex it the same way, unless you happen to be Catholic. But, I digress. Today, it is acceptable to pierce whatever is desired. I believe this has happened because of a younger generation not so hung up on sexual orientation. Rather, it seems to be about adornment. As for the rest of the body piercing, I’m not sure why people pierce other parts of their bodies. I have absolutely no desire to have a ring in my genitalia. The ear thing was a big-enough deal, and I do so hate pain. Piercing has been done by man since the beginning of time and probably will until the end of time. So, even though piercing certain parts of the body meant something regarding sexual orientation (it probably still does in some circles) in the not-so-distant past, it doesn’t seem to carry the same connotation today. My advice? Pierce it if that’s what you want to do. Enjoy it if it pleases you. There will always be someone who will look down his or her bigoted nose at you and make nasty little comments. It’s yours to do with as you please. Enjoy! I have.

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Name : Gary, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Gay, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : I believe in a God, Age : 52, City : Alton, State : IL, Country : United States, Occupation : Technical Instructor, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

[Gary]

We Americans are a strange lot. There are Native Americans and then, there are the rest of us. Not one originated here in this country. Well, yes, we have been born here. My point is that all of our ancestors came from other countries. Yet, we dislike people from other countries when they come to live here. We tend to be very afraid of that which we do not understand. It is difficult for us to accept something different much less learn more about it. The prospect of having a Jewish vice president scares some people. A new trend in our society is the ‘born again’ Christian. These people seem to be so afraid of people who do not believe in God and Christ exactly the way they believe. They are very concerned that Jew in office would cause some sort of moral decay throughout the land. Of course, remember that you saw this being addressed in the periodicals at the newsstand. This makes good copy and sells magazines. So, no matter what the reason, money will rule out with this controversy. One final note. The really big event in the 60s was when my parent’s generation voted in John Kennedy. A Catholic in the White House was quite a shock and it may have helped to lead to his demise. Pretty darn sad state of affairs.

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Name : Gary, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Gay, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : I believe in a God, Age : 52, City : Alton, State : IL, Country : United States, Occupation : Technical Instructor, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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