Earring a message

Dear Abby:

That Montana husband probably wears a gold earring in his left ear for the same reason I have a gold tooth in front with a ruby in it. I like it!

Dear Individual:

Individual

I'm with you. A person's right to be himself is one of our cherished freedoms, so why should a person have to "explain" his reason for it? It's his ear and his business, and as far as I know, wearing an earring is neither immoral nor illegal. But there seems to be a variety of opinions. Read on.

Dear Abby:

A Montana wife asked you why her husband suddenly started to wear a tiny gold earring in his left ear. (She asked him, and he refused to tell her.) You said you didn't know, but if she ever found out, to let you know.

I'm surprised that you didn't know, Abby. It means that he has become a member of the gay community.

Dear Abby:

Hep in Oakland

I'm a man who had his ears pierced four years ago, and you wouldn't believe the static I've had

Dear Abby

from people because of one little speck of gold the size of a pinhead.

I've been accused of being a homosexual, a latent transvestite and just plain weird. I assure you I am as average as most men.

I attend college and see more and more macho guys wearing earrings on campus. I don't know if there is any significance to wearing only one earring in the left ear. I wear mine there because I am right-handed, and it's easier to put on.

My buddy wears one in his right ear because it's not seen by the police if he's stopped for a traffic violation.

Dear Abby:

Pierced and Proud

A sailor who 'has sailed three years on the coast of China wears a gold ring in his left ear to prove that he has been there.

Retired Captain, Age 80