European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 21, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 20 Ann Landers the stars and stripes dear Ann Landers i be just read the letter from a any woman an town Usa Quot in which she described her correspondence with a any Soldier Quot in operation desert storm i like a any Soldier Quot wrote Back to a Young girl when i was stationed in Vietnam. My parents listed my name and unit address in , pa., Oscr Var report cry so operation Santa Claus Quot column. That resulted in More than 500 letters from people in southwestern Pennsylvania. The mail really in Creed me up As 1 was going through a divorce at that time. I answered every letter and ended up writing to four or five girls steadily. When i returned to the states i decided to look one of them up. I met her in August 1971. We were married in october of 1972. We be been married 19 years and each year gets better. We have two wonderful sons and a great life a All the result of answering that first letter. Tell the woman who wrote to you not to give up Hope. Some Day her correspondent May look her up and change her life. You May use my name and town. Michael Austing Haughton la. Dear Abby dear Abby when you announced to a a Neil a aunt that Neil a becoming Gay was a combination of nature and nurture it took my breath away. Where was your usual sensitivity and intelligence parents of Gays and lesbians have heard this nonsense All their lives. So when they learn that they have a homosexual child they agonize Over their role perceiving it As a family tragedy. My second son is Gay. Never during my pregnancy did i Pray for a daughter nor did i Foster gayness with a Little girl activities a or inappropriate clothing or behaviour during his childhood. He is Gay because god him that Way. My husband and i first Felt confusion and guilt when our son came out to us but with the help of other parents of homosexuals we came to understand that our son s sexual orientation is Normal it is our culture s fear and hatred that Are perverted. Abby please remind your readers about the federation of parents and friends of lesbians and Gays a group of Loving supportive parents who can help anyone who is troubled about a family member s homosexuality. Rita Buckley Newbury Calif. Dear Rita i have always believed that ones sexuality is not a matter of Choice a that homosexuals like heterosexuals Are born that Way. I apologize for my lapse in judgment in buying that a nature nurture theory. I knew better and am profoundly contrite. Dear Abby one of your recent columns discussed whether being tuesday january 21,1992 dear Michael what a heartwarming Story. Thanks for letting me know. Here a another one. Dear Ann Landers i be been Reading your column Ever since i was in Grade school and never thought i would write but now i must. I was one of the thousands of people who followed your suggestion that i write to a any service member a desert storm. The Man i ended up corresponding with was a first sergeant from Ohio. I fell in love with him through his letters. After seven months of corresponding he came Back to the states and we met in California. He was everything i Ever dreamed of and within three months we were married. My folks adore him and i think his family is great. I am pregnant with twins and we Are going to name one of the babies after you. Thanks a million for giving me my life. A Louise r., los Angeles Calif. Dear Louise knowing that i can make such a difference makes All the hard work worthwhile. Thanks plus l and k to you and yours. C creators Syndicate inc. Gay is the result of nature biology or nurture environment. Newly published research by . Bailey ph.d., and c. Pillard m.d., who studied Gay men who had twin Brothers or adopted Brothers revealed that 52 percent of the identical twin Brothers were Gay 22 percent of fraternal non identical twin Brothers were Gay and Only 11 percent of the adopted Brothers were Gay. These findings suggest that biology genetics plays a substantial role in determining sexual orientation. But Abby within our society the origin of so much prejudice and hatred directed at Gay men and lesbians is a far More critical Issue than is the origin of sexual orientation. Prejudice is a tragedy for everyone. Parents of Gay children needlessly agonize and families Are disrupted. Gay people suffer emotional and physical trauma. The talents of so Many people Are consumed in either perpetuating or fighting injustice. What we need is a War on prejudice a and if it is Ever won concerns about nature or nurture will become about As pressing As concerns about the origin of left handedness. James Krajeski m.d., Corte Madera Calif. Dear Abby the letter from a a Neil a aunt contained a disturbing comment. She said a when his Brothers were outside playing baseball Neil was in the House drawing pictures of Abby please let your readers know that men who play baseball and other sports can also be Gay. I know. I was signed to a major leagues farm team. I am Gay. I am one of four Brothers and we All played baseball and none of my Brothers is Gay. 1 have no artistic ability but my brother is a Fine violinist. So much for stereotypes. Rob c univer3al press Syndicate today s crossword across 1 Small fruit pie 5 Linen vestment s culture medium 12 Stravinsky 13 extinct Bird 14 desert in Asia 15 a loss in status 17 was in debt 18 dance step 19 discourages 21 Bach s instrument 24 certain noncom 25 sea Swallow 26 inherit 30 once a lifetime 31 command 32 Bird of prey 33 Jay Leno far one 35 stumble 36 Paris or Rome 37 declaim 38 style of Type 3 not Hal. 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