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Old Oct 10, 2007 | 2:09 pm
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Originally Posted by skye1
I was asked about those. Not having been to one, I speculate they'd "fit" into under one or more categories, and I'm not sure I'd see a "need" to call some events gaylas and other events "Do's". I could be wrong, and if an "edit" is needed, I'll gladly give it a go.
No edit needed. As Peter and AJLondon pointed out, they are all interchangable. Of course there will always be times when certain sub-groups of FT will want to have Do's/meets/gatherings and GLBT ones are no different.

Originally Posted by Dovster
Whether straights should be invited to Gaylas was a matter of some contention on the GLTB Forum in 2004 but this post by Randy Petersen put that issue to rest.
Sorry, I didn't intend to revive that discussion.

Originally Posted by peteropny
Jenbel - I think that there is a bit of cultural difference between the UK and the US - in the UK, being GLBT is more of a non-issue than in the US (and I'm speaking of in general society than our FT members here) - that's the biggest reason why many in the GLBT forum in the US want to have gaylas rather than call it a general Do.
Excellent point, the "need" for gaylas seems to be unique to the USA. (Insert OT political comment here)
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