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<DIV>i agree with you but i think you will find that most to all gays stayed
firmly implanted in the closet. it was part of living in those
times. i am 65 years old and no one knew about me til i was about
28. hell, i didn't know about myself til i was about 25 i have ancestors
that came to oregon in 1845, and four sets that came about 1852/3. i know
lots of stories about all these folks that their desc. have told me over the
years and a couple of men that never married but nothing concrete. doubt i
would care to go into detail about people that spent their lives keeping
secrets. i have been told stories of incest, and other odd lifestyles but
if anyone knew about gay or lesbians, they weren't talking. the figure of
10% has been around for a very long time and most of the "experts" now think the
figure it higher. just thought i should throw that in.</DIV>
<DIV>gary in az.</DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=census@wi.net href="mailto:census@wi.net">Connie Guardino</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us
href="mailto:or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us">or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, June 08, 2004 5:52
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [or-roots] Gay
Ancestors</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Gary, I agree. Gays have forever and always been about ten
percent of any given population. I know for sure there were gay soldiers
serving during the civil war, as well as cross-dressing and lesbian women.
There were gay cowboys and lesbian saloon entertainers. It is all there. Due
to homophobia and "blemishes" on families, these stories could be lost to
history. These are the rare kind of stories I would love to flush out.
<P>gary murray wrote:
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i think you will find that the percentage of gay to straight is about the
same as its been since the beginning of time. i will guarantee you
that i am not the first in my family.gary in az.
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=CarmaMcKay@aol.com
href="mailto:CarmaMcKay@aol.com">CarmaMcKay@aol.com</A></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us
href="mailto:or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us">or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us</A></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, June 08, 2004 3:38
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [or-roots] Gay
Ancestors</DIV> Haven't found any yet.. just current ones. Good
luck in your search. I'll be interested in learning what you
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