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To: alt.religion.wicca From: mkkuhner@phylo.genetics.washington.edu (Mary K. Kuhner) Subject: Re: Out of the broom closet? Date: 6 Jan 1996 06:54:48 GMT My family knows I'm pagan, and so do my co-workers and employer. This helps, actually, because it means no one can threaten to expose me. I'm listed as a contact person on our group's fliers--no address, but it wouldn't be hard to find me. So far this has not been a problem. Seattle is a very tolerant city. I wear a small pentagram openly, and have not had any hostile comments (though I've noticed that non-pagans seem not to see it). I can do this because my family and co-workers are tolerant people, and there's nothing in my life situation to make me vulnerable. I appreciate that not everyone is so lucky. If I had to deal with child custody, or a difficult landlord or employer, or hostile relatives, I would probably be more secretive, so I can't criticize those who prefer to remain in the closet. The best approach, I've found, is to be calm, matter-of-fact, and avoid going on the defensive. Acting as though you need to justify yourself makes people assume you're guilty of something. My employer asked why I wanted Litha off: I told him, and that was that. "I'm a neo-pagan, and I'm leading a celebration of the summer solstice that day." "Okay, see you Monday." Mary Kuhner mkkuhner@genetics.washington.edu -- I don't receive posts from these systems: interramp.com scruz.net -- toleration of spam compuserv.com -- censorship Systems which have cleaned up their act: prodigy.com psi.net
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