THE DREAM The following are short summaries of dream which all contain 'gay'. I have tried best to isolate the symbolic meaning of 'gay' in each dream.

A dream where the dreamer was touching a gay man linked to the dreamer mixing with a group of men the previous evening who were all talking in an openly homophobic and racist way. He joined in but felt guilty about it afterwards. The dream symbolised his regrets about acting in a homophobic way.

A dream where I was kissing a guy (the dreamer was male himself) linked to him having a talk with a friend the night before. The lesbian symbolised his friend sharing every intimate detail of his love life. The homosexual symbolised him sharing every detail of his personal emotions with another man.

A dream about a homosexual man linked to the dreamers thoughts about a girl he did not fancy. He was irritated by her attempts to get close to him. The homosexual man symbolised his complete lack of interest in this woman - after all if he was gay he would never show any interest in her.

A dream about lesbians linked to the dreamer having an argument with his neighours the day before. He felt isolated and persecuted - just like lesbians who live on the margins of society.

A 'friends with a lesbian' dream linked to the dreamer thinking about something his father had said. He mentioned his old school as if he had had a great time there. The reality was though that he was totally marginalised - pushed to the sides like lesbians and others who just do not fit in.

A dream about a homosexual friend linked to the dreamer getting a phone call from a 'hippy' friend. The homosexual was a symbol of his hippy friend - gay culture and hippy culture has a lot in common.