READERS’ LETTERS: FEBRUARY 2012 FEEDBACK
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SEEING RED
Re: Gay and ginger, [OITC – January 2012] I’m happy for you. But bottom of the gay barrel is East Asian (or oriental, as you Brits still say). Don’t believe me? Just look around in ‘personals’ profiles. Ah134, via
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SEEING RED #2
RE: Gay and ginger, [OITC – January 2012]. Runt of the litter? Umm, try being a gay person of colour in London or anywhere for that matter. Just sayin’. GAY, via
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DADDY DEAREST IN THE RED
I was very interested to read Gary Nunn’s piece about being gay and ginger [OITC – January 2012]. I am also ginger, and although no one has told me to my face that they don’t fancy me because I am a redhead, I have sometimes been shocked by comments that I have read on the internet, or the odd comments that I have overheard. I still remember meeting one guy who, despite having seen photos of me online, seemed taken aback by my appearance. “Wow, you really are very ginger, aren’t you?”… he semi-joked (whilst also appearing to be semi-aghast!). I could tell immediately that he found it a bit of a turn-off and the date went rapidly downhill from there.
Thankfully, I am now with a wonderful man who never tires of telling me how much he loves my red hair and pale skin. I also love my red hair, but it does bother me that some guys seem to have a hang-up about it. Martin, Hammersmith
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TRAGIC TALE
Thank you for your lengthy feature on Roger and Dominic Crouch [OITC – January 2012]. I was shocked and saddened to read their story. What a truly tragic waste of life. My heart goes out to his family, especially Roger’s surviving wife and daughter. I do hope they have the strength and support to pull together. Suicide can rip apart the lives of loved ones left behind. Their story illustrates how homophobia can have devastating consequences. It angers me when some people harp on about LGBT people
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I was pleased to read your piece with Richard Hutchings [January 2012] – the gay man who had a child with a couple of lesbian friends. I have been very seriously thinking about embarking on the same path. I can’t afford surrogacy, but am interested in being a father. The arrangement that he has reached is exactly the sort of thing that interests me, so I was glad to read about it. I’d like to be a dad but don’t think I have the finances or lifestyle to be a full-time parent, but reading his story inspired me. Most importantly, from what he says, his child sounds lucky to have three devoted parents – and that’s surely the most important thing. Darnell, Crouch End
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wanting ‘special rights’. All we want is to be treated the same as everyone else – to grow up in a world that doesn’t vilify or demonise us. Some people are gay, get over it! Chris, Seven Sisters
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