[Rachel G.]

I think the ‘gay drawl’ among men is the product of a somewhat insular community with a long history, especially in comparison to lesbians. Even pre-Stonewall (the 1969 New York riot that ushered in the modern gay rights movement), there had long been some sort of culture there. This isn’t nearly as true for gay women.

I think that any group that has strong ties and culture artifacts among its members might adopt a sort of ‘accent’ over time. I once knew a large group house whose members developed a distinctive tone of voice over the five years they lived together. Come to think of it, when I’ve associated with very closely knit groups of lesbians, I think I have perceived a similar phenomenon, although it’s always specific to the particular group rather than the overall population of gay women. For example, here in Northern Virginia, many lesbians have a sort of rough, jocular way of speaking that almost borders on ‘red-neckish.’ But I doubt you’d find that in other areas. No answers here, I guess – but a very interesting question.

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Name : Rachel G., Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Bisexual, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Pagan, Age : 29, City : Arligton, State : VA, Country : United States, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

[Rachel G.]

While I’m a mix of Northern European heritage myself, I know a number of African Americans who follow various pagan paths. Unfortunately, there tends to be less healthy diversity than one would like to see in most pagan groups, but that isn’t to say that ALL pagans are Caucasian, of course. I run a mailing list for discussions of interest to pagans, and there are at least a few subscribers who I know to be African American, as well as others of other ethnic backgrounds. Thank the gods for the marvelous variety of human beings! And feel free to e-mail me if you’d care to subscribe to my friendly, low-traffic list.

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