Thanks for sharing all of that very cool info. You're wonderful!
Sorry the dentist was a jerk. I've run into so many bad doctors that I wish I could brand them with a warning label. At the end of the day, his negativity will catch up with him. His karma will run over his dogma and he'll be the one crying.
Check out brentsbrain for LBGTQ. He is the author of GEOGRAPHY CLUB, ORDER OF THE POISON OAK and others. He's a really sweet guy, I'm sure he would talk you.
Angela