Take your positions.Bravo BRAVO Cardiology A clinical trial–Blockade of the GP IIB/IIIA Receptor to Avoid Vascular Occlusion– which evaluated lotrafiban in preventing strokes and acute MI. See GP IIB/IIIA. to Christopher Rice ''For the singer/songwriter see Chris Rice Christopher Travis Rice (born March 11, 1978 in Berkeley, California) is an American author. Rice has written three best-selling novels: A Density of Souls, The Snow Garden, and Light Before Day. for his column on tops and bottoms [Coastal Disturbances, August 16]. When I ran a workshop at Single Men's Weekend in Province-town to explore these sexual positions and the personality styles and sometimes the stigma we attach to them, some peers said I shouldn't. "It's really not politically correct politically correct Politically sensitive adjective Referring to language reflecting awareness and sensitivity to another person's physical, mental, cultural, or other disadvantages or deviations from a norm; a person is not mentally retarded, but to highlight the issue," some said, and others commented: "It doesn't mean anything--why talk about it?" Yet the issue does appear to mean something to a number of gay and bisexual bisexual /bi·sex·u·al/ (-sek´shoo-al) 1. pertaining to or characterized by bisexuality. 2. an individual exhibiting bisexuality. 3. pertaining to or characterized by hermaphroditism. 4. men, and the workshop remains the best-attended of any I've ever offered at Single Men's Weekend. How often have I heard from friends or patients: "I couldn't keep dating him he's too much of a total bottom" or "I wish he'd turn over for me--once in a while I like to be on top." More concerning to me are the judgmental judg·men·tal adj. 1. Of, relating to, or dependent on judgment: a judgmental error. 2. Inclined to make judgments, especially moral or personal ones: comments like: "He'll never bottom--he doesn't really accept that he's gay," "What a big girl he is--you know he's always on the bottom," or "Everyone should be versatile--if they aren't, something's wrong with them," all of which demonize de·mon·ize tr.v. de·mon·ized, de·mon·iz·ing, de·mon·iz·es 1. To turn into or as if into a demon. 2. To possess by or as if by a demon. 3. sexual behavioral preferences and inappropriately blur important distinctions between sexual positions/likes and personality styles. We need to move beyond judging our peers, our partners, and ourselves and talk more about our sexual needs and conflicts without shame. Thank you to Christopher Rice for encouraging us to do so. GLENN TREZZA Boston, Mass. |
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