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French-Canadiens developping Wyoming or BM would not have killed Jack nor gays !
Artiste:
Like Annie says that her family in some ways started some area(s) of Wyoming, she possibly found out that French-Canadiens living in Wyoming would not have killed gay men nor Jack!!
Nor Ennis!
Any comments?
Hugs!
Artiste:
Awaiting your replies.
In the gallery, i did talk at lenght with another artist last night, here. We do think that some BUCHERONS French-Canadiens had their lovers, especially some in camps for a few months! Like my grand-papa did as a bucheron!
Awaiting your replies, ideas, etc.,
hugs!!
Front-Ranger:
You bring up interesting points, Artiste. I'm sure you're aware that Annie Proulx is of French-Canadian heritage herself. There are people of French heritage in Wyoming, and many French trappers passed through there during pioneer days. A river in northern Colorado is called Cache La Poudre. Wyoming is a place where many cultures have collided, some violently. The cattle ranchers and the sheep ranchers clashed, as well as the ranchers versus the farmers. Proulx talked about how the law abiding people and the outlaws clashed, as well as those building the transcontinental rail systems and highways. In the oilfields of today there are large mancamps where workers live in barracks or trailers. Some places such as Riverton have more workers living in camps than they have residents. Wyoming is a place where cultures and industries collide in many unpredictable ways.
Artiste:
Thanks Front-Ranger!
Yes, Annie's ancestors worked there and she is of some French-Canadienne descent!
When I was young, I too worked for months with men in oil camps for men, and no women there at all; should I have dared maybe find another gay man there and play with him then? Maybe a French-Canadien so not to be klilled for having a gay affaire??
What do you think?
Hugs!
brokeplex:
--- Quote from: Artiste on October 12, 2007, 10:03:44 pm ---Thanks Front-Ranger!
Yes, Annie's ancestors worked there and she is of some French-Canadienne descent!
When I was young, I too worked for months with men in oil camps for men, and no women there at all; should I have dared maybe find another gay man there and play with him then? Maybe a French-Canadien so not to be klilled for having a gay affaire??
What do you think?
Hugs!
--- End quote ---
Interesting point Artiste. Are some cultures more homophobic, perhaps more violent towards Gays than others? Do Gay bashings occur in Francophone countries? I'm not sure. When I was much younger back in the late 70's I traveled frequently to NYC to meet up with a close friend. We would from time to time go up to Montreal. I learned a great deal about the city, found Montreal a wonderful place with very interesting men. All of the men I rendezvoused with in Quebec were very closeted, but in a way more accepting of themselves than the closeted Texans I was much more familiar with. Perhaps you have made a good point, and I have noticed a similar more accepting attitude in Spain,Mexico and Argentina when I visited those countries. Very closeted men, but the tenor of the homophobia was not a sharp as here in Texas.
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