columbus, ohio?
Ken Rudolph
Chris McCarthy wrote:
>
> I'm a bit worried about being bored out of my mind. Does anybody know
> anything about Columbus, Ohio? Are there any gay people/places there?
> I'm not trying to sound condescending, I just don't know :}
Considering the soc.motss luminaries who inhabit Columbus, you'll
probably be ok. Just don't try to fly any rainbow flags.
--Ken Rudolph (ke...@worldnet.att.net)
Chris McCarthy
Hey there,
I am thinking of going to grad school at Ohio State, but since I
have almost always lived within a hop, skip, and a jump of major cities,
I'm a bit worried about being bored out of my mind. Does anybody know
anything about Columbus, Ohio? Are there any gay people/places there?
I'm not trying to sound condescending, I just don't know :}
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Chris McCarthy "I have measured out my life
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Frank R Chloupek
In article <328D54...@worldnet.att.net>,
Ken Rudolph <ke...@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>Chris McCarthy wrote:
>>
>> I'm a bit worried about being bored out of my mind. Does anybody know
>> anything about Columbus, Ohio? Are there any gay people/places there?
>> I'm not trying to sound condescending, I just don't know :}
>
>probably be ok. Just don't try to fly any rainbow flags.
>
>--Ken Rudolph (ke...@worldnet.att.net)
Really, Ken, obviously you've never been to Columbus. =)
Actually, there are quite a few rainbow flags on display in Victorian Village,
and around OSU it seems that every other car has a rainbow something on it.
There are a number of gay bars. There are gay bookstores, shops, coffeehouses
and other areas located in the Short North/Victorian Villiage, which also has
a number of gay 20-30 something resisidents, though there are a number of
Lesbians in Clintonville, which is north of OSU. There are also a number
of "family" members scattered throughout other areas of the city.
Columbus has gotten good reviews as being a very "livable" city for gays
and lesbians. and there are many many ways to prevent oneself from being
bored. =)
Frank
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My *other* account has an interesting .sig.
Ellen Evans
In article <56lr3d$h...@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>,
Frank R Chloupek <fchl...@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> wrote:
>In article <328D54...@worldnet.att.net>,
>Ken Rudolph <ke...@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>>Considering the soc.motss luminaries who inhabit Columbus, you'll
>>probably be ok. Just don't try to fly any rainbow flags.
>
Obviously you've not been reading the continuing saga of one of those
luminaries' flags.
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Ellen Evans 17 Across: The "her" of "Leave Her to Heaven"
je...@netcom.com New York Times, 7/14/96
Robert Feiertag
In article <328D54...@worldnet.att.net>,
Ken Rudolph <ke...@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>Chris McCarthy wrote:
>>
>> I'm a bit worried about being bored out of my mind. Does anybody know
>> anything about Columbus, Ohio? Are there any gay people/places there?
>> I'm not trying to sound condescending, I just don't know :}
>
>Considering the soc.motss luminaries who inhabit Columbus, you'll
>probably be ok. Just don't try to fly any rainbow flags.
>
>--Ken Rudolph (ke...@worldnet.att.net)
The rainbow flags east of High Street do just fine. And so does arnold's
-- during the day.
The gay scene in Columbus is alive and well, I'm happy to report.
Bob
Daniel Chase Edmonds
Ellen Evans (je...@netcom.com) wrote:
: Obviously you've not been reading the continuing saga of one of those
: luminaries' flags.
I miss Arnold's postings.
Dan, who has great postcards for Arnold and Ann B. (among others) but is
the lamest person in the world about actually sending the things.
je...@opensouls.com
even us straight guys hear about it :-)
Jess Anderson
Jeff:
>Hey, I'm from Columbus, OH here - the gay scene is there and
>flowing - even us straight guys hear about it :-)
So Jeff, what your opinions about the 11 states that barred
same-sex marriage in the recent election?
And do you think it's reasonable for a straight guy to head the
HRC, a (nominally) gay/lesbian advocacy group?
--
[] If you do everything, you'll win.
[] -- Lyndon B. Johnson
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* Copyright 2004 Jess Anderson
* www.jessanderson.org * ande...@wisc.edu
* soc.motss FAQ: www.soc-motss.org/doc/faq/faq_intro.html
Jess Anderson
Jeff:
>Jess Anderson:
Note: It's useful, since many people read and possibly respond
to any given posting, sometimes rather later, to provide some
context (here restored) for followups.
>>what your opinions about the 11 states that barred same-sex
>>marriage in the recent election?
>I thought it was a waste of time in Ohio, especially given that
>we were already burdened with the Defense of Marriage Act. Now,
>thanks to issue 1, not only are gays being discriminated
>against, but us unmarried people who live together.
The proposed Amendment to the Constitution will probably not
have that feature.
>>do you think it's reasonable for a straight guy to head the
>>HRC, a (nominally) gay/lesbian advocacy group?
>A straight guy heading the group? I guess it depends on his
>passion and the angle he's coming from. If you have an allied
>group, does it matter who's in charge as long as you're heading
>towards the same destination?
Well, I think it does matter. Many straight people seem to
think that LGB people are "just like us except in for sexual
preference" (and note well that word, as opposed to
orientation). That assumption is virtually implicit in "does it
matter?", I think.
There are very fine people whose hearts are in the right place
(and of course we need their support), but that's not really
the issue here, I think.
One would not expect the NAACP to be headed by a white person
or the NOW to be headed by a man. Given long traditions and
cultural experiences, there would be something antithetical in
such a situation. I think it's stretching credulity much too
far to expect a member of an advantaged, empowered majority to
be sufficiently sensitive and responsive to the situations of
minorities whose lived experiences are so throughly imbued with
discrimination and disempowerment.
--
[] I am a human first. The rest is unimportant. But being
[] queer contributes more of the parts of me that I value
[] than being American does.
[] -- Roger Klorese
je...@opensouls.com
already burdened with the Defense of Marriage Act. Now, thanks to issue
1, not only are gays being discriminated against, but us unmarried
people who live together.
A straight guy heading the group? I guess it depends on his passion and