Comments on: Happy Holidays http://gayinaugusta.com/2008/12/happy-holidays/ a dialog on being gay in the Augusta, GA area Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:36:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: the editor http://gayinaugusta.com/2008/12/happy-holidays/comment-page-1/#comment-89 the editor Fri, 09 Jan 2009 04:26:48 +0000 http://gayinaugusta.com/?p=22#comment-89 Kim - Welcome! I wouldn't say that Augusta is necessarily unsafe, but it's definately not welcoming. I have more than a handful of friends outside the gay community that are accepting, but at the same time I wouldn't hold my partner's hand on the street. I hope that as issues like gay marriage and Dont Ask Don't Tell are discussed in public forums, more people will drop their defensive, hateful positions. I hope you are enjoying your time in Augusta. Check out the (in progress) links page for more local resources and please let others know about the site as well. With more readership and input, the site can grow to be a great resource for our local gay community. Kim – Welcome!

I wouldn’t say that Augusta is necessarily unsafe, but it’s definately not welcoming. I have more than a handful of friends outside the gay community that are accepting, but at the same time I wouldn’t hold my partner’s hand on the street. I hope that as issues like gay marriage and Dont Ask Don’t Tell are discussed in public forums, more people will drop their defensive, hateful positions.

I hope you are enjoying your time in Augusta. Check out the (in progress) links page for more local resources and please let others know about the site as well. With more readership and input, the site can grow to be a great resource for our local gay community.

]]> By: Kim http://gayinaugusta.com/2008/12/happy-holidays/comment-page-1/#comment-88 Kim Sat, 27 Dec 2008 05:56:54 +0000 http://gayinaugusta.com/?p=22#comment-88 Hi, I'm very glad to have come across your webpage! I have just moved to Augusta from Atlanta to serve with Americorps for a year. I am very nervous about being in a smaller town, especially after having read your earlier posts about how unsafe it is for gay people in Augusta. Nonetheless, I hope that I will meet some positive, safe people while I spend my service year in the city. :) Hi, I’m very glad to have come across your webpage! I have just moved to Augusta from Atlanta to serve with Americorps for a year. I am very nervous about being in a smaller town, especially after having read your earlier posts about how unsafe it is for gay people in Augusta. Nonetheless, I hope that I will meet some positive, safe people while I spend my service year in the city. :)

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