In Reply to: you mean you were never asked to share with a brother? posted by lydia on September 09, 2003 at 23:18:59:
Lydia:
Here is a quote from my post:
"I never saw or experienced or knew anyone who did see or experience coercion to have lesbian sex."
And that is the truth.
I am not talking about the content of a Letter, I am talking about someone coming up to me and saying "Have sex with such-and-such (woman)."
I said nothing about sex with male Family members-in fact, I went on to talk about the extremely disturbing coercion that went on to change my very attitudes towards sex, and how I am still to this day examining myself to see why I allowed this to happen.
Yes, I was at times asked to share with other Family members. I do not recall ever being forced in any specific situation, I was always "asked" not "ordered", however, the culture of the Family was such that I would have self-imposed quite a bit of guilt if I had denied a request.
Anyway, I will attempt to be more specific and spell out what I am saying more carefully in my posts. In return, I'd appreciate it if you wouldn't jump on what I say so quick and read things into it that, to be honest (I went back and read my post again) I just don't find.
Thanks,
Laura