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Word: fittingly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...trying to deny that there are gay men who fit your description. There are plenty who do, but there are also plenty who don't. I don't think you understand that this behavior is not inherent in being gay. Some of the behavior you described is the result of growing up in a sexist, straight society and not finding a place to fit in. Much of the reason many gay men are effeminate is because in always being attracted to men, and in seeking people with whom to identify, many gay men found women as close friends...

Author: By Theodore K. Gideonse, | Title: A Relationship in an Envelope | 6/6/1995 | See Source »

DIED. LES ASPIN, 56, ex-Clinton Defense Secretary; of a stroke; in Washington. Aspin's thoughtful manner made for a difficult fit with the snap-to-it Pentagon, where the former chair of the House Armed Services Committee confronted hot-button issues like gays in the military. When it was revealed that he had turned down requests for more tanks and armored vehicles in Somalia prior to the deaths of 18 American soldiers in a Mogadishu fire fight, Aspin resigned-after less than a year at the helm...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Jun. 5, 1995 | 6/5/1995 | See Source »

...only girl who doesn't fall for Sara's Scheherazade routine is the jealous, obsessively hair-brushing Lavinia (Taylor Fry), whose machinations would fit right into "90210: The Elementary School Years," Sara meets Lavinia's jealousy with innocent incomprehension. Nor can she understand why the students why the students aren't allowed to talk to the Black servant girl, Becky (Vanessa Lee Chester). Sara promptly sets out to befriend Becky, despite the house taboo...

Author: By Cicely V. Wedgeworth, | Title: A Little (Kids') Charmer | 5/26/1995 | See Source »

...movies to fall in love, and not just with their dates. Wholesome sex appeal has kept Hollywood purring for 80 years. But today's prime actresses-Meryl Streep, Jodie Foster, Susan Sarandon, Jessica Lange, even Winona Ryder-are a formidable bunch, serioso artists who don't fit into a fellow's dream of easy chatter and backseat romance; they are more likely to hand you a petition. As for Sharon Stone, she's gorgeous, but thanks all the same, we would just as soon survive the good-night kiss...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: STAR LITE, STAR BRIGHT | 5/22/1995 | See Source »

...principal theme? And who or what is it that they want us to detest? Environmentalists, feminists, homosexuals, criminals, aliens (legal and illegal), communists (though not many are left), liberals, other religions, people of color, government, atheists, welfare mothers, educators, vegetarians -- the list goes on and on. Many of us fit into these categories. How do we stop these vicious random acts of violence? It's simple -- we stop the hate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, May 22, 1995 | 5/22/1995 | See Source »

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