Grin and bear it.Thank you for your very brief yet worthwhile paragraph describing upcoming bear events in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. ["Bear Essentials, May/June"]. Although increasing in global acceptance, bears and big men are still a minority within a minority, and we always find it difficult to find our place in the gay community. We are shunned by our very own, which, given the state of gay rights in our country right now, is truly appalling. As it turns out, Convergence convergence Mathematical property of infinite series, integrals on unbounded regions, and certain sequences of numbers. An infinite series is convergent if the sum of its terms is finite. , an international gathering of big men, is taking place in New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded the same weekend as Southern Decadence Southern Decadence is a week-long, predominantly gay-male event held in New Orleans, Louisiana and its environs by the gay and lesbian community in early September, climaxing with a parade through the French Quarter on the Sunday before Labor Day. . I would challenge anyone from your staff to cover this event or to attend any bear or big-man event. After all are--we not as important a part of the gay community as anyone else? TONY STEGALL via e-mail |
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