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kweerwolf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-24-05 04:32 PM
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11. There was a time in pre-Stonewall days ...
... of the '50s and early '60s when the dominant (though by no means exclusive) lesbian "dating scene" involved butch/femme couples. One lesbian would dress in a masculine (butch) fashion and the other would dress in a more traditional feminine manner. Social roles are much more relaxed today and if you see a masculine looking lesbian, you can be sure she dresses like that because it's how she feels most comfortable. Likewise, if you know someone who dates masculine-appearing women, it's because that's the type she prefers. It's just one more aspect of appearance. Individuals can like someone short or tall, skinny or full-figured, blonde or dark-haired ... or even masculine or feminine.
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  -Help with a question MazeRat7  Oct-24-05 03:38 PM   #0 
  - I am queer male and I would say it is simple:  beyurslf   Oct-24-05 03:44 PM   #1 
  - Stereotypes  maximovich   Oct-24-05 03:47 PM   #2 
  - Sounds a little too much like a generalization  Geoff R. Casavant   Oct-24-05 03:48 PM   #3 
  - I suspect you are right.  MazeRat7   Oct-24-05 03:55 PM   #6 
  - This retired social worker, and current PFLAGer,  Maat   Oct-24-05 05:53 PM   #13 
  - I have wondered this too.  TNDemo   Oct-24-05 03:50 PM   #4 
  - Off-topic but two points  Geoff R. Casavant   Oct-24-05 04:02 PM   #7 
  - He is right.  MazeRat7   Oct-24-05 04:08 PM   #8 
  - Don't know for sure but pure attraction  McKenzie   Oct-24-05 03:51 PM   #5 
  - What's fascinating is how couples tend to resemble each other  mestup   Oct-24-05 04:11 PM   #9 
  - To tell the truth, my gay daughter wonders the same  EC   Oct-24-05 04:11 PM   #10 
  - There was a time in pre-Stonewall days ...  kweerwolf   Oct-24-05 04:32 PM   #11 
  - I know a lot of gay people / couples  Big Kahuna   Oct-24-05 05:01 PM   #12 
 

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