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   Message 557 of 1,275   
   Azotero to All   
   Re: HOMOSEXUALITY IN THE OLD WEST?   
   03 Jul 04 23:35:09   
   
   From: myscreenname@firetrick.net   
      
   On 3 Jul 2004 12:09:00 -0700, cmashieldscapting@hotmail.com (Cori)   
   wrote:   
      
   >Wow, that's fascinating that this happened that recently (as 130 years   
   >ago) in America.  This is still done in the Middle East.  About two   
   >weeks ago I heard on the radio, a man in the occupying forces wanted   
   >to "train that out of them" while a woman reporter was urging him not   
   >to.   
      
   Anglo-Europeans mostly hammered odd traits out of the Indians, along   
   with their more complex gender structures, languages and sprituality,   
   so it may be an Old West story trying to repeat itself.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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