[Scenic Sounds]

It started with an assault on our perception of reality. The sixties exploration of “freedom” began the path down that slippery slope. Rebellion against the order of things. And what greater rebellion than for a man or woman do go against their very own nature?

Revisionist history, Cathryn.

Homosexuality was actually invented in the Fifties, not the Sixties. Although some of the details have been lost to history, most people credit Little Richard of Georgia for the discovery and even I can remember him being "covered" by Pat Boone. If you research it, though, I think you'll find that there are still some who claim that Little Richard stole the whole idea from Rock Hudson. And now that he's dead, we may never know the exact truth. But, the important thing is that by the Sixties, homosexuality was already being franchised throughout the country.

Language being important, the word “homosexual” was overthrown, and replaced with the happy word “gay.”

This is the part I've never understood. What's so happy about any of this?

[Cathryn Crawford]

("I got a gal, named Sue, she knows just what to do," - Google it, Cathryn. ;-))

I did...doubly appropriate for you, isn't it? :-)

[T Lady]

Actually, homosexuality is virtually as old as time itself; reading both the Old and New Testaments of the Bible will illustrate this point. The books of Leviticus and Romans have examples of this. The only difference between then and now was that people who engaged in such behavior were often put to death.

According to Charles Higham, author of "Merchant of Dreams-Louis B. Mayer, M.G.M., and the Secret Hollywood", Rock Hudson wasn't the only gay actor living in the closet during the 'good old days.' Several silent screen actors, Ramon Navarro and William Haines were homosexuals. Haines was 'outed' during the '30s, and dismissed from M.G.M., later having a successful career as an interior decorator. There are also allegations that Charles Laughton was also gay, and that his wife, Elsa Lancaster, was a Lesbian. Sadly most of these rumors usually come out long after the people in question are dead. That's another story for another day. But this only proves that perversion has been among us for quite some time.

-Regards, T.