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<p>[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 122887, member: 33"]Nice find, Brad -- thanks for posting.</p><p><br /></p><p>Recently in one of the Facebook collector groups, somebody posted a photo of two men that was one of the not-so-obviously gay but also affectionate looking photos. And she asked people if they thought the men were gay. This was an early 20th-century photo. It turned out that one of the men in the photo was a relative of hers who was known to be gay and she thought he was in a relationship at the time with the other man in the photo. And before she disclosed that piece of information, people were guessing yes, no, not sure, etc. -- This recent experience is why I posted above to say that unless people are known to be gay or if the photo is a very obvious pose, it's just not something I'd like to speculate upon.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 122887, member: 33"]Nice find, Brad -- thanks for posting. Recently in one of the Facebook collector groups, somebody posted a photo of two men that was one of the not-so-obviously gay but also affectionate looking photos. And she asked people if they thought the men were gay. This was an early 20th-century photo. It turned out that one of the men in the photo was a relative of hers who was known to be gay and she thought he was in a relationship at the time with the other man in the photo. And before she disclosed that piece of information, people were guessing yes, no, not sure, etc. -- This recent experience is why I posted above to say that unless people are known to be gay or if the photo is a very obvious pose, it's just not something I'd like to speculate upon.[/QUOTE]
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