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cheap chorus girl element into the gay bars."

"What do you mean by that?" I myself had never noticed anything like that.

"Take a look around you the next time you're in one of the bars. Most of the people look as if they belong. But you'll see some gum-chewing, frizzy-haired bleached blond who looks like she belongs more in a burlesque show-the kind of female who'll go with anyone who can foot the bill. And, that kind is almost always with some crew-cut dyke."

"I'll have to admit that's a new idea to me." I told Dorothy, making a mental note to do some closer observing on my next night out.

Another attitude I hear frequently voiced is that of dislike on "general principles." Tom said, "I don't think homosexuality should be equated with femininity in men or masculinity in women for the most part. But what most people see are the obvious men and women, so that's what people think gay life is composed of, period. The consequences, it ruins the chance of being accepted for all of us."

Most of the gay fellows and gals I know have a complete lack of respect for the dyke or queen as a person, and in the majority of cases, the feeling is one of complete disgust.

For my friends like Tom who are actually sickened by the queen, I have one thing to say. "Methinks thou dost protest too much." Looking objectively at the queens, just as people, I personally can't see where they are disgusting. Most of them wear very clean, well pressed clothes and usually make a most presentable appearance. I've seen some queens I've thought were actually aesthetic in appearance and, for the most part, they certainly have poise. If Tom's stomach is turned. I'm suspicious of his inner feelings. I can see how a man would

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