Middle Age continued

TIM: I think there's a syndrome of younger gays being suspicious of older gays. Younger gays have been bought and sold on the open market so perhaps such thinking is justified. But when an older gay simply wishes to meet a younger one, his success greatly depends on his approach and the environment they are both in. Generally, I don't think younger gays are hostile to their older brothers.

JSN:

Pursuing the age relationships a little further, do you think that younger gays take advantage of middle-aged gays?

TOM: Not really. If someone wants to play a sugar daddy to a younger gay, good for both of them What I think is destructive is a good person who "uses" an older gay without defining the relationship.

JOY: I really can't recall any experiences that I personally have known of where a younger gay takes advantage of an older one. I think it's a rare thing.

TIMI I think younger people taking advantage of older ones is generally true due to our youthoriented society. I don't believe, however, that this is soley a function of being gay. In straight society as well, younger people are generally more aggressive and older persons just don't fight back. JSN: How do you feel about the gay liberation movement?

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TOM: I don't think about it too much, one way or the other. Its major harmful aspect seems to be the overwhelming need to promote gay people as a minority. I think this sets gays apart from the society at large instead of including them. good aspects of the movement are fighting housing, job discrimination. Frankly, I would prefer keeping our subculture to ourselves. The straight. population would be turned off by steam baths, cruising, etc. In terms of image such exposure. could be harmful to gays. I also don't think gay people want to be stared at or dissected. JOY: I think that gay liberation is one of the best things that ever happened to gay people. was much harder being gay a few years ago.

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