[13422] in APO-L
Re: WHO AM i AND WHAT AM i DOING
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Kristiana Marie Kincaid)
Fri Dec 15 03:36:52 1995
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 1995 00:35:07 -0800
Reply-To: Kristiana Marie Kincaid <faireldy@CATS.UCSC.EDU>
From: Kristiana Marie Kincaid <faireldy@CATS.UCSC.EDU>
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L <APO-L@VM.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
In-Reply-To: <199512141508.HAA00526@cats.ucsc.edu>
You know, this posting got me to thinking. Wasn't it a few short weeks
ago that one of our brothers wrote about his little brother, a terrific
pledge, who is gay?
I think that we should all be a little more careful about our sweeping
generalizations. Contrary to popular belief, people who cross-dress are
not wierd, people who are gay do not have a "sexual preference," and
people who have any other habits or needs that fall outside the generally
considered "mainstream" are socially deviant.
We are all human beings, we all have the same needs, goals, desires,
feelings, and expectations for our lives. As members of the only
national service organization and as individuals who profess to be part
of this organization in order to provide service to the chapter, campus,
community, and country...perhaps we had better start by being more
accepting -- and less critical -- of our fellow humans who may or may not
have the same religion, sexual orientation, habits, preferences, sex,
values, or any other differentiating factor.
Perhaps we should just allow people to be themselves, to whatever end
that entails.
Thanks for writing, Tom.
-Kristiana Kincaid,
MVP, Alpha Gamma Nu
On Thu, 14 Dec 1995, timebomb wrote:
> I have several friends who are cross-dressers. Yes, they are men who wear
> women's clothings. These people are not weird, they are not warped, they
> are just like other people. The only difference is that they cross-dress.
> I would be missing out on some very good friendships if I said, "Gee, you
> wear women's clothing, sorry, I won't be your friend." One time when I was
> over helping a friend, his partner and I sat down for dinner, waiting for
> him to return. He came out of the bedroom wearing a woman's housecoat. It
> was funny, but he was comfortable in it, so who am I to question.
>
> I would hope that APO would be able, by this time, to accept people who
> don't damage, harm, or otherwise degrade people regardless of "dressing habits"
>
> Tom Backus
> Alumni - Phi Gamma - Texas Lutheran College, Seguin Texas, (Home of the
> world's largest pecan) 1985 - 1989.
> Life Member
>
