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Sun May 28 20:04:55 PDT 2006


gay/lesbian/bi/trans-gendered folks are just more generally integrated
into SCA society as a whole, being known more for their interests,
fighting skills, etc., than their gender or sexual orientation.
--Maire, going away before Papa kicks me out of the living room for
being OT <g>

"Phil Troy/ G. Tacitus Adamantius" wrote:
>
> Also sprach XvLoverCrimvX at aol.com:
> >--
> >[ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ]
> >In a message dated 12/26/02 3:59:31 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> >adamantius.magister at verizon.net writes:
> >
> >
> >>  As it seems you may have learned by now, clerical personae of various
> >>  sorts seem to be semi-and-unofficially reserved for gay and bisexual
> >>  SCAdians. In theory, such titles are not officially sanctioned by the
> >>  SCA, because of the SCA, Inc.'s refusal to espouse one religion over
> >>  another, or to officially support religious activities at our events.
> >>
> >
> >Why only gay and bisexual SCAdians?
>
> Possibly it made things less confusing in the swinging 70's, when SCA
> events had a little more overt flirting than some of them do now?
> "Ladies, don't hit on the monks!". I dunno, it made more sense 25
> years ago than it does now, what can I say?
>
> >  I mean i'm not complaining but it seems a
> >little odd having it reserved for one group of people within the SCA.
>
> Well, let me ask you this. Is it any less odd for Blue Feathers
> (okay, I know I'm getting into Complicated Answer territory, and
> possibly trouble here, but it's for a good cause, folks) to be worn
> by a single group within the SCA, than for clerical personae and garb
> to be reserved by one group of people within the SCA? Especially
> when, in both cases, it's a common but individual choice of the
> people doing it, and not a requirement of the SCA.
>
> >Mysterious are the ways of the SCA......and the discussion was on Bishop
> >Greco, not Geoffrey.
>
> Um. Yes. I'm not too surprised to hear that.
>
> Adamantius
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