”“No, Erin, I don’t know.”“You know ... I mean ... touch...” She pointedly looked down and then rolled her eyes again.I got the hint. I st...pped back and held her at arm’s length, smiling reassuringly as I did. “You know who you really should talk to about how you feel?” I asked.She shook her head, looking hopeful.“Mom.”Erin looked crestfallen. “I couldn’t talk to Mom. What would she know?”I know it was the wrong thing to do, but I just couldn’t help myself—I laughed out loud. Erin looked. There were also a series of ethical questions, which Ithought I gave good answers to.The second day began with an interview. I was interviewed by a team of 5people, which was a little daunting. They asked me various questions likewhy I wanted to be male, what sort of career I wanted (scientist,engineer or programmer, I said); whether I intended to marry and havekids (yes, I said); and my opinions on the roles and rights of men andwomen and society (I said women deserved equal rights). I. ”The Holo showed the Union flag and then Individual Avatars appeared and true to the announcer from all members’ species. Their voices ranged from subsonic to transonic and every frequency in between made this rendition both incredibly beautiful and haunting at the same time. Viertlvorfier had to applaud to whoever had the idea for this. It was mass propaganda and mass manipulation in its finest form. He could easily sense the millions of unshielded minds around him and the patriotic feelings. I'm not a homo. I'm not apervert." Brian said strongly. ********** Court hadconvened and Judge Joshua, The Prick, was presiding. "TheProsecutor tells me he does not want to press the attempted rape charge orassault charge, essentially because you're gay. Is that the case boy? Areyou?" asked the Judge. "Yes,Sir," replied Brian. "Ok, casedismissed on those charges. Now to the other charges. Your attorney stipulatesyou were in fact without funds when caught and your streak of the town.