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Activities Wednesday, June 3, 2020 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Page 7 Changing identities bring up Rneys—-Believe It or Not! questions of proper etiquette Dear Abby woneripleyscom ‘worn gocories com wearing a shirt and pants while sporting pink hair and DEAR FOLLOWING: DEAR ABBY: My full makeup, I agree with Ralph Waldo Emerson said: 13-year-old son and I re- your son. It makes sense to “The purpose oflife is not to cently had a discussion that ask the person, who, I am be happy. It is to be useful, maybe you can help clarify. sure, is fully aware that their to be honorable, to be com- We are seeing more about appearance is “different.” passionate, to have it make trans people these days, and Asking the person’s name some difference that you SNAKES (© 2020 Ripley Entertainment nc, Distributed by Andrews McMeel for UFS. I’m not sure how to address may also provide a clue. lived and lived well.” Per- cosNeg ABLE TO them. haps if you concentrate more NSE AN EARTHGUAI Ul “THE Most. LEAVES I don’t want to offend DEAR ABBY: All my on doing just one thing a day FIVE DAYS EVER FOUN onPa ee life I have followed orders. BEFORE |IT OccuRS. anyone, but when you see Thaven’t been able to deter- for someone else, you will discover the passion you are 56. a large male wearing pants, shirt, etc. but has pink hair mine my own path. When I looking for. I can’t promise and makeup, should I say was young, I did what my it will work, but it may be a mother told me. When I was step in the right direction. “sir” or “madam”? My son old enough, I joined the Ma- says I should ask what pro- rines, and I did as they said. noun they would like to be DEAR ABBY: I live in After I separated from the referred by, but I am not New England, where it is service, I did what my social very gray during the winter. sure that’s a polite way to group expected. After I had find out. I know this is also I was inspired by the bright a child, I did what a parent intertwined with sexual pref- colors of a local Mexican should do to protect and pro- erence, but it still doesn’t restaurant to redecorate my vide. That took the next 35 AND HE. HAS NoT mean it is clear-cut. What’s years of my life. house. I feel happier with PUT IT DOWN INCE. the most polite way to han- IT am 60 now, retired, and all the lovely colors, but dle this? - CONFUSED IN the master of my ship. With- my neighbors feel I am be- THE SOUTH out “orders,” I don’t know ing culturally insensitive where to go from here, and because I am not Mexican. DEAR CONFUSED: You I am adrift. They say find a I disagree. I think I’m being are confusing “preference” passion, do what makes you appreciative. What do you ACROSS with “orientation.” Prefer- think? -- APPRECIATING 1 Catchers’ gloves PREVIOUS PUZZLE SOLVED happy. But I am not passion- ence implies that one’s sex- ate about anything. I like IN NEW ENGLAND 6 Put uality is a choice rather than many things but feel no pas- concern something that is wired into sion. DEAR APPRECIATING: 14 Expression LIN(E|R{T LIE|GIOBBA|TIOIN our brains. People do not Being alive makes me I'm glad you asked. I think 15 Shelter or MITIN[TA/TIU[RIEMBSILIATKIE choose to be gay, straight or truly happy. I love every day you have certain neighbors gender dysphoric. Gender God gives me. 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