[George W. Bush]

Very common up until the early 80s.

I'm not real young and I don't recall it.

Probably the most famous case of it is Little Richard -- his father tied him to the bed and tried to whip it out of him.

You mean back in the Forties or early Fifties?

I'd remind you how often homosexuals have been proven to have manufactured completely false and libelous accusations, burned their houses or vehicles or caused physical harm to themselves so they can play the victim. It's common enough to be considered characteristic of the group. You should hear a few of the whoppers a couple of these guys have told me, obviously complete lies.

[durasell]

Little Richard must be going on 70, so it would be back in the 1940s.

The stories are true enough. I don't view them as a symptom of utter closed mindedness, but rather communities maintaining norms. All communities, whether urban,rural or suburban, mold their own norms.

[durasell]

p.s.

I believe that many of the more traditional norms and lifestyles typical of "small town America" are currently under attack by the media and have been for 30 years or so.