From celyn@UWYO.EDU Sat May  8 16:13:59 1999
Date: 15 Dec 94 15:56:55 MST
From: "Kirsti S. Thomas" <celyn@UWYO.EDU>
Newsgroups: alt.gothic
Subject: Re: Bisexuality & the Male Goth

>In article <3cphm2$4ec@epsilon.qmw.ac.uk> bob@dcs.qmw.ac.uk (Bob) writes:
>
>
>>>It seemed that in the gothclubs I used to frequent, the
>>>bisexual gothguys outnumbered the straight by quite a healthy
>>>margin....
>
>>>Was this just me coming from an odd city - or is this true
>>>elsewhere as well?


There seem to be several aspects of the goth culture that could explain the
preponderance of bisexuals (male and female).  First of all is the philosophy
that things shouldn't be taken at face value, with no thought given to _why_
things are the way they are.  Actually, that's not quite right (I'm operating
in stream of consciousness mode here, bear with me).  There's an element of
defying the norm, both in appearance and values; giving in to extremes and
flouting convention.  And it's this attitude that allows people to consider
behavior that society deems "unnatural" or "immoral."

Second, there seems to be such an awareness of sensuality in the gothic
lifestyle.  One aspect of true decadence is the desire to experience any and
all sensations as deeply as possible.  Savor the taste of the food on your
tongue, revel in the way the satin and velvet caress your skin, delight in the
feel of the music as it envelops you and you begin to move with it.  It goes
beyond the cliche "If it feels good do it."  Pursue the sensations and don't
worry whether society approves or not.

kirsti
celyn@uwyo.edu