Interview Val Henson

[allix]

Yeah, I'd often times seen Quinn referred to as she on many news sites. He doesn't exactly have a deep baritone voice to help dispel the mistaken gender attribution.

When I was over in Germany, and couldn't speak the language well at all, I met some Nebraskans at a bar who happened to be there on some sort of band tour. I was just happy to speak English to people, and not spend 10 minutes explaining in broken German why some joke I just said should have been funny. While I was at the bar—and perhaps the number of drinks I had was the reason it took me a while to realize this—one of the guys started hitting on me in the bathroom, which is pretty tacky now that I think about it. I left and started talking one of the girls, and since I wanted confirmation that it wasn't all in my head, I asked if he was gay. They told me he was and had just broken up with a guy and was on the rebound, and I said something like, "Ah.. okay... cause I'm not, and I think he has the impression that I am." The girl immediately turned to the other girls and said, "He's not gay!" Apparently her standards weren't too high and she had a thing for me. Of course, I brought that on myself by talking about Wagnerian opera pretty early in the conversation. Looking for something in common, I figured we all shared an appreciation for music, and that was the last concert I'd attended.

Sort of a tangential thing, but I didn't think being mistaken for being gay was bad, particularly when I was the one who brought up opera. If your voice is high pitched and your name is unisex, it's easy to see why people might make that mistake.

Some girls think gay guys look cuter than hetrosexuals.
My name could be taken for a girls name, once someone called for an job interview and asked if she meaning me is available...

[Vogateer]

Judging by the women I speak with, there are a lot of girls who love gay guys and the way they look. I'm not terribly stylish or even that well-groomed; I'm not effeminate, and my voice is pretty low, so when someone thinks I might be gay, I just assume it's because I have at least passing interest in things like art, opera, ballet (my wife has been dancing since she was five), interior design and things of that nature.

I was hit on a couple of times in Germany at clubs, but they were cool about it, and typically just asked if they could buy me a drink, and they might touch me on the shoulder or something. Nothing as tacky as being hit on in the bathroom. That was in bad taste.

[snarkout]

Aw, cmon - if you *were* gay that would have been a dream come true.

[Vogateer]

I don't know, I think if I were gay, my dream come true would somehow involve Bette Midler, a musical, tight leather pants, and a night club with the Scissor Sisters playing live.

[Wally Balljacker]

I don't know, I think if I were gay, my dream come true would somehow involve Bette Midler, a musical, tight leather pants, and a night club with the Scissor Sisters playing live.

Don't forget Allan and a life size Tim McGraw cardboard cutout.

[sweetnsourbkr]

I won't comment on that one.

am i missing something?

Quinn Storm is a guy. See for yourself.

http://www.lulu.tv/?p=4346

Looks like a very hairy woman.

[Vogateer]

I don't know, I think if I were gay, my dream come true would somehow involve Bette Midler, a musical, tight leather pants, and a night club with the Scissor Sisters playing live.

Don't forget Allan and a life size Tim McGraw cardboard cutout.

Oh Hell yeah. That would be the cherry on top.

[Patrick]

Looks like a very hairy woman.

Quinn answers the question about 3/4 down on this page:
http://forum.beryl-project.org/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=5

[DaveQB]

Good find Pat.

That puts that debate to rest.