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This sounds like a great assignment, Sarah! I think you’re looking to provide a new and exciting experience for these students–to get them into a part of town or a type of shop they have never visited before, so they can interact with people whom they might never meet otherwise. So I’m not sure an “Asian Barbie” is what you’re looking for. Any product or toy mass-produced by a multinational corporation seems pretty “mainstream”–even if it’s marketed to a minority demographic. Others have mentioned that novels with lesbian characters are pretty easy to find these days. This is true in many cities, but I don’t know much about Mankato (except I think it was where the Ingalls family always took Mary when she went blind or got too sick for Doc Baker to handle). It may depend on the town. Now, Mexican devotional candles are fun and inexpensive, and they may be available only in specialty shops in your town. If Mankato has shops like that, they can be really great for a non-Latino person on his/her first visit. Japa beads are used in some Hindu practices; shopping for those is likely to be an experience. If that’s too arcane, try nag champa incense. Send somebody to get something that sounds mysterious and magical, such as dried mugwort (a medicinal herb) or “dragon’s blood” ink (which, despite its name, is made entirely from plants)–that should be interesting. Good luck, and let us know how the assignment goes!
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Name : GordonR, City : Salt Lake City, State : UT, Country : United States,People wear clothing of the opposite sex for different reasons. Some straight men like to wear women’s clothes. They’re turned on by women, but they just get turned on wearing women’s clothes for some reason. Most male transvestites are like this; most transvestites are straight. Gay men are not usually transvestites; gay men normally wear men’s clothes. They act like normal men and you probably never even notice that they are gay. But there are some gay men who act effeminate or even perform as “drag queens.” Obviously, when you see them, you notice they’re gay. They’re not doing it because they’re “turned on” by women’s clothes, though–they’re not transvestites. They’re just doing it because it’s fun. Also, they usually look a lot better as women than transvestites do. That’s t
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Name : GordonR, City : Salt Lake City, State : UT, Country : United States,It depends on what sense you mean by “accepted by society.” Once you’re an adult you can pretty much choose for yourself who you want to associate with. Most gay people choose their friends and loved ones from among enlightened people who love and accept them for who they are. These tend to be more intelligent, creative and successful people, so being gay is really very socially rewarding. On the other hand, there are other people who judge gays, yell and scream at us, or try to pass laws against us. I don’t think those people will ever “accept” us, but I don’t really care. I don’t know anybody like that personally.
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Name : GordonR, City : Salt Lake City, State : UT, Country : United States,Some people say they feel threatened by same-sex marriages because they think God wants them to make sure gays and lesbians never get equal marriage rights. In reality, they aren’t stupid enough to really believe the gays are threatening their own marriages; they’re just using the “threat to traditional marriage” act to scare people into voting for anti-gay politicians.
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Name : GordonR, City : Salt Lake City, State : UT, Country : United States,Yes, gay men have erections in gym showers. And what’s wrong with that?
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Name : GordonR, City : Salt Lake City, State : UT, Country : United States,A person who is transgender is happier behaving, dressing and acting as a person of the opposite gender. A transgender man is happier as a woman, and vice-versa. He or she may be sexually attracted to either men or women, or both–it just has to do with the transgendered person’s own gender identity, not his or her spouse. A gay or lesbian person is happier behaving, dressing and acting as a person of his or her own gender. A gay man likes being a man, and a gay woman likes being a woman. They are attracted to people of the same gender. In this case, it has nothing to do with the gay person’s gender identity; it is all about the gender of his or her spouse. To sum up: To transgender people, it’s about who they want to spend the rest of their life AS. To gay people, it’s about who they want to spend the rest of their life WITH.
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Name : GordonR, City : Salt Lake City, State : UT, Country : United States,A lot of straight men are nice. It’s just that, to them, you are a potential sex partner, and they feel they have to impress you because they’re insecure. Gay men are more relaxed around you because they don’t think they have to impress you with their sexual prowess. But get a gay man around a hot male specimen, and he might just turn into a show-off jerk just like your straight male friends.
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Name : GordonR, City : Salt Lake City, State : UT, Country : United States,Love at first sight may exist but even if it does, don’t discount love at second sight! When I first met the love of my life, I didn’t think we had much in common. Finally, a friend introduced us and said we should talk. After we talked for two hours, I was totally in love! Four years later, I’m still totally in love. So it may not have been love at first sight, but it was true love for sure.
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Name : GordonR, City : Salt Lake City, State : UT, Country : United States,I think they’re hot. Really. A man in a mullet looks like he needs sex and if he does, he can just come to me.
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Name : GordonR, City : Salt Lake City, State : UT, Country : United States,I try to be polite about smoking, so I always ask before I light up. If I choose to go to a non-smoking establishment, I assume I’ll just have to smoke outside, and I’m not offended at all. I don’t throw my butts on the ground, and even outside, I try to stand as far away from nonsmokers as possible. I am irritated, though, that the state government wants to make all bars in my state non-smoking. I think if a bar owner (and the bar patrons) want the bar to be non-smoking, they should be able to make that decision. But what if a bar owners (and the patrons) want the bar to be a smoking establishment? They should be allowed to make that decision, too. In my state, if you go outside (to smoke) you can’t take your drink. I just want to have a place I can go to where I can have a dri
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Name : GordonR, City : Salt Lake City, State : UT, Country : United States,Any straight guy who would call you names just because you won’t sleep with him is an idiot and he does not deserve you. You’re gay if you want to sleep with women, and that’s OK. But if you don’t want to sleep with an idiot, that makes you smart.
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Name : GordonR, City : Salt Lake City, State : UT, Country : United States,There’s lots of evidence suggesting homosexuality is determined at birth. Some people say it’s a choice. Who knows? However, I do know that religion is a choice. So is being homophobic. If there were a test that could show my child was going to grow up to be a homophobic Baptist, would I have an abortion? I’d have to think about it …
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Name : GordonR, City : Salt Lake City, State : UT, Country : United States,I’m a gay man and I don’t like anal sex. Giving or receiving. Some people find this surprising. But they also think it’s surprising to learn that lots of heterosexual couples LOVE anal sex.
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Name : GordonR, City : Salt Lake City, State : UT, Country : United States,Think about straight men: Lots of them are attracted to certain “types” of women. Talk to one, he’ll tell you he likes tall women, or black women, or skinny women, or redheads, or women with big butts. It’s the same with gay men. You just have a favorite type, that’s all. It would be unusual if you were attracted to every male you saw, wouldn’t it? On the bright side, there are lots of gay white men who really REALLY LOVE black men. So you shouldn’t have much trouble.
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Name : GordonR, City : Salt Lake City, State : UT, Country : United States,
