Dear Dale,

I was hoping to email you this letter instead of dragging our little catfight on the board any longer. But I notice you do not have your email listed on the board. So forgive me folks! (I’m sure would rather not read yet another reply to Dale from Kevin in this thread).

Let me preface this with a little background info first. I have stated on this board numerous times : I CAN"T WRITE an articulate post to save my life. I barely escaped high school (with a rather low reading and writing capability). I squeaked by Art College with the help of friends, and would you believe! I even achieved a Master’s Degree (be it in Fine Art, where there really wasn’t much writing-thank god!). I have and most likely will always remain a liberal. I am not ashamed of that word, nor am I ashamed of my leftist, socialist leanings. Being a gay man has not been a smooth ride in my life, and I blame most of that on conservative, white, heterosexual males who have given me much grief, much sorrow and many a tears shed. I am lucky to still be alive in this world!

With that said, I also never assume what it would be like to be someone other than myself (a 37 year old, white, homosexual male) I’ve never walked an inch in someone else’s shoes. The main reason why I attacked you, was your analogy about what you would do if you where a young woman/girl who was pregnant due to horrible acts of sexual abuse. That just sent me into a tizzy and I sould have calmed down and writen a more mature response. I am ashamed for calling you "a fucking…"!!! I wish I could take it back, but I can’t.  I may also be incorrect in my labeling of you. I do not know you as a person and have never walked in your shoes either! So forgive me. I truly am sorry for the comments. I can only hope we can put it past us!

Sincerely,

Kevin (from Arizona)