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This is post is mainly for Stud, but also for those other Yanks who do not understand my new terminology. In Australia, everyone refers to their significant other as their “partner”. In America, if you speak of your “partner”, you are typically talking about your significant other who is also the same sex as you. It was explained to me shortly after arriving in the land of Oz that every refers to their significant others, whether they are boyfriends, girlfriends, wives/husbands, or just their bit on the side as partners. The purpose is to show to the world that gay relationships are the same as straight relationships and therefore can use the same terminology. At first, I thought it was silly. But then I noticed everyone using it, even my teacher at school! And it makes sense. Why should we have a separate terminology for gay relationships? I am a huge proponent of gay marraige, and if in some small way me using the term partner is going to show the George Bushs of the world that gay is a-ok, I’m game. Now, please allow me to point out that I am not gay, although there are many times that I feel like I am gay man trapped inside of a woman’s body, except for the whole sex part. It is safe to say that I am quite a fag hag, and I am proud of it (miss you, Mike and Bobby!). I am also a leader/sheep. I dig leading the pack most of the time, but part of me will always be fond of following the herd. And right now, I’m a sheep. So baaaaaa, baby. Get used to it. Partner is now a new part of my vocab, and I plan on keeping it, damn it. ~LTG