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Melon

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22. No. That was in the 40's when they had to keep up

Reply to PCIntern (Reply #12)

Sat Jul 4, 2026, 10:52 AM

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Appearances to work.
Gay men are gay. Some are closeted for any numbers of reasons.

Dementia is very sad and can cause people to become violent when they were peaceful, boastful when they were humble, and act out sexually in any number of ways. It’s because their brains aren’t functioning correctly. Are you a doctor? Trying to assign illness to one political party is concerning. Many of us have dealt with this in our lives.

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In Re: "Threesome" w/ sons, "YMCA", "manly" muscles and the like: [View all] PCIntern Saturday OP

Dementia is not a loss of previous inhibitions. WhiskeyGrinder Saturday #1

Fronto-temporal dementia often manifests itself as such PCIntern Saturday #2

I'll clarify -- inhibitions are lost, but what is revealed is not someone's "true self" that has been lurking under the WhiskeyGrinder Saturday #3

That was my point in the last para of the OP PCIntern Saturday #4

Trump's impulse control has obviously worsened in the past year. ananda Saturday #34

Hate to break it to you BUT the thing I laughingly referred to as my "FATHER", (another discussion for a very different The_REAL_Ecumenist Saturday #5

yeah, I wasn't clear. It is certainly a loss of inhibition but the idea that what emerges is the person's "true self" is WhiskeyGrinder Saturday #6

I'm sorry... PCIntern Saturday #10

People with dementia behave in ways that don't reflect their "true selves." Part of the despair around dementia is WhiskeyGrinder Saturday #16

What is anyone's "true self"? PCIntern Saturday #17

lol ok WhiskeyGrinder Saturday #20

Sometimes what they are revealing is how they grew up Maeve Saturday #31

I agree. ananda Saturday #35

Hegseth, as well. ColoringFool Saturday #7

he's gonna b super ugly when he gets old. mopinko Saturday #9

a former du'er had to put his dad mopinko Saturday #8

Guys go for pretty girls because they're gay..🙄. Ahhhhh.....no Melon Saturday #11

Yeah...let's paraphrase me wrongly: PCIntern Saturday #12

Some maybe Polybius Saturday #14

Did I say that men who date beautiful women are necessarily gay? PCIntern Saturday #18

The practice (bearding) was as you say very common with some gay men of that generation. harumph Saturday #19

No. That was in the 40's when they had to keep up Melon Saturday #22

All the times I've been to New Hope and never saw a movie star, demmit! ..... ColoringFool Saturday #25

Did you read the post? Kingofalldems Saturday #13

I know this isn't directed to me Polybius Saturday #15

It most certainly does not PCIntern Saturday #21

You stereotype both gays and straight men off of your own Melon Saturday #23

Stereotypes exist because they're accurate in many cases PCIntern Saturday #24

I don't think so. You are just applying your biases Melon Saturday #30

PCIntern didn't mean that at all.... some_of_us_are_sane Saturday #26

This message was self-deleted by its author Ocelot II Saturday #27

Thank you and true. PCIntern Saturday #28

You forgot to mention Kingofalldems Saturday #37

For what it's worth (and that might not be much), I wonder whether Trump's fixation Ocelot II Saturday #29

That seems reasonable Maeve Saturday #32

I agree with your overall... PCIntern Saturday #33

That's another very astute observation! some_of_us_are_sane Saturday #38

Frankly I think what Trump gets off on is domination indusurb Saturday #36