stargazertechie Posted April 11, 2010 #1 Share Posted April 11, 2010 FI and I are leaving for our honeymoon in just over a month. I was wondering if there are Friends of Bill W. meetings on the Dawn, and how often they are. Does anyone have recent information (dailies?) that have this information? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scchasgal Posted April 11, 2010 #2 Share Posted April 11, 2010 FI and I are leaving for our honeymoon in just over a month. I was wondering if there are Friends of Bill W. meetings on the Dawn, and how often they are. Does anyone have recent information (dailies?) that have this information? They do this on all the NCL ships I have been on and it is daily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garycarla Posted April 11, 2010 #3 Share Posted April 11, 2010 When you board, check the dailies. Time and place will be listed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnIreland Posted April 11, 2010 #4 Share Posted April 11, 2010 Haven't been on the Dawn , but they have been nightly on every ncl cruise I have taken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medicalma'am Posted April 11, 2010 #5 Share Posted April 11, 2010 O K, I have always wondered WHAT IS THE FRIENDS OF BILL W AND DOROTHY something on the Dailies????? Do I have to crash to find out??? Someone give. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYcruzzer Posted April 11, 2010 #6 Share Posted April 11, 2010 Friends of Bill W is AA..do not crash !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medicalma'am Posted April 11, 2010 #7 Share Posted April 11, 2010 Wow. Thanks. :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garycarla Posted April 12, 2010 #8 Share Posted April 12, 2010 O K' date=' I have always wondered WHAT IS THE FRIENDS OF BILL W AND DOROTHY something on the Dailies????? Do I have to crash to find out??? Someone give.[/quote'] Google is your friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crew mom Posted April 12, 2010 #9 Share Posted April 12, 2010 O K' date=' I have always wondered WHAT IS THE FRIENDS OF BILL W AND DOROTHY something on the Dailies????? Do I have to crash to find out??? Someone give.[/quote']Friends of Dorothy is Alternative Lifestyle - think Gay, Lesbian , Transvestite etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Turtles06 Posted April 12, 2010 #10 Share Posted April 12, 2010 Friends of Dorothy is Alternative Lifestyle - think Gay, Lesbian , Transvestite etc. Sexual orientation, be it gay or heterosexual, is not a "lifestyle." It's a core part of what a person is, like race. And being gay isn't an alternative to anything. It's what a gay person is. For a heterosexual, being gay is not an alternative, and vice versa. And, fwiw, I've never heard "Friends of Dorothy" used to refer to "transvestites" (hardly a word most people use in any event). It's an extremely dated term for gay people, generally male, the reference being to the many gay male fans of Judy Garland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crew mom Posted April 12, 2010 #11 Share Posted April 12, 2010 Sexual orientation, be it gay or heterosexual, is not a "lifestyle." It's a core part of what a person is, like race. And being gay isn't an alternative to anything. It's what a gay person is. For a heterosexual, being gay is not an alternative, and vice versa. And, fwiw, I've never heard "Friends of Dorothy" used to refer to "transvestites" (hardly a word most people use in any event). It's an extremely dated term for gay people, generally male, the reference being to the many gay male fans of Judy Garland. Sorry Turtle - Did not mean to offend anyone nor use what might be considered incorrect terminology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmceachn Posted April 12, 2010 #12 Share Posted April 12, 2010 FI and I are leaving for our honeymoon in just over a month. I was wondering if there are Friends of Bill W. meetings on the Dawn, and how often they are. Does anyone have recent information (dailies?) that have this information? Hi, I was on the Dawn last year with a friend who attended meetings on board. Meetings were scheduled every day, around 5 PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newcatintown Posted April 12, 2010 #13 Share Posted April 12, 2010 And, fwiw, I've never heard "Friends of Dorothy" used to refer to "transvestites" (hardly a word most people use in any event). It's an extremely dated term for gay people, generally male, the reference being to the many gay male fans of Judy Garland. Never knew that.... I use the term often as I know a few trannies. Cross dressers....usually gay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gliles Posted April 12, 2010 #14 Share Posted April 12, 2010 Sexual orientation, be it gay or heterosexual, is not a "lifestyle." It's a core part of what a person is, like race. And being gay isn't an alternative to anything. It's what a gay person is. For a heterosexual, being gay is not an alternative, and vice versa. And, fwiw, I've never heard "Friends of Dorothy" used to refer to "transvestites" (hardly a word most people use in any event). It's an extremely dated term for gay people, generally male, the reference being to the many gay male fans of Judy Garland. Transvestites are cross-dressers and not necessarily gay, in fact more often than not, they are heterosexual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Turtles06 Posted April 12, 2010 #15 Share Posted April 12, 2010 Transvestites are cross-dressers and not necessarily gay, in fact more often than not, they are heterosexual. Exactly. That was my point -- Friends of Dorothy is a term (a really outdated term) used to refer to gay people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globaliser Posted April 12, 2010 #16 Share Posted April 12, 2010 And, fwiw, I've never heard "Friends of Dorothy" used to refer to "transvestites" (hardly a word most people use in any event).Indeed, the T in LGBT is usually used for "transgender", which is significantly different from "transvestite". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angeljt Posted April 12, 2010 #17 Share Posted April 12, 2010 Friends of Bill W. met every day at 5 PM in the Boardroom (deck 12, forward), except for the first day where they met in the Bangkok room (also deck 12, forward) FOD met at the DJ booth in Dazzles Lounge (Deck 7, forward) every night at 10 PM. I do have all of the dailies from October 2009. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playgolf24/7 Posted April 12, 2010 #18 Share Posted April 12, 2010 FI and I are leaving for our honeymoon in just over a month. I was wondering if there are Friends of Bill W. meetings on the Dawn, and how often they are. Does anyone have recent information (dailies?) that have this information? Sometimes you have to sit there for awhile before anyone shows up. The last time I cruised there were quite a few friends of Bill every day, which was great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinIllinois Posted April 12, 2010 #19 Share Posted April 12, 2010 Sorry Turtle - Did not mean to offend anyone nor use what might be considered incorrect terminology. I don't think you need to apologize. Our country has become so politically correct that you are bound to step on someones sensitivities. But, that's another conversation for a different forum. :) This is all about fun and cruises here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Turtles06 Posted April 12, 2010 #20 Share Posted April 12, 2010 I don't think you need to apologize. Our country has become so politically correct that you are bound to step on someones sensitivities. But, that's another conversation for a different forum. :) This is all about fun and cruises here. This has nothing to do with political correctness, merely with accuracy. I am a lesbian. My sexual orientation isn't a lifestyle, nor an alternative to anything else. It is part of who I am, just as sexual orientation is part of who others are as well, gay or non-gay. I was merely pointing that out. I doubt anyone would say that being African American is an alternative lifestyle. It's the same thing. (I don't think crewmom meant to offend, and I certainly didn't accuse her of intending to.) And I agree, I come on this board for fun and to learn more about cruises. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planer's Edge Posted April 12, 2010 #21 Share Posted April 12, 2010 I am a lesbian. My sexual orientation isn't a lifestyle, nor an alternative to anything else. It is part of who I am. Isn't that what Anne Heche said. :eek: PE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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