> This is a social problem that must be addressed. In the SF Bay are > there is even a rowing club called the "Bay Blades". You guessed it..... > a rowing club for gay males. And what do we married paddlers have? > Nothing, zip, nada.........How can this be corrected? Why does it need correction? A number of paddlers in my kayaking circles here are gay. One founded and headed up a leading paddling association here and another is a leading figure in what we do locally. I consider them very good friends to whom I have no trouble giving an abrazo to, the Latino hug greeting. Their being gay is no big deal and no more of an identifier than height, hair color, etc. When one invited us to hear him perform at Lincoln Center with the Gay Man Health Chorus (GMHC) it was clear it was his way of coming out to the group. However, my reaction when I got the GMHC invitation from him was "Gee, I didn't know Craig could sing!" There was a major discussion a long time ago on WaveLength about gays and paddling that got quite heated. But it is no big deal. If you like what a group does on the water, join them. It is the water not life style that counts. ralph diaz -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Diaz . . . Folding Kayaker newsletter PO Box 0754, New York, NY 10024 Tel: 212-724-5069; E-mail: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com "Where's your sea kayak?"----"It's in the bag." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sat Sep 18 1999 - 08:13:37 PDT
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