In the studies by Dr. Schacter and his colleagues, when subjects in their early-to-mid 70s were asked aboutpastexperiences or future ones, they tended to provide fewer details about people and exactly what happened.
Other gay owners say they usually can tell if an applicant is going to be at ease working for them by inquiring about the person's pastexperiences with homosexual colleagues or clientele.
It is simply implausible that the degree of antipathy toward trade reflected in opinion polls is driven by past personal experiences or realistic fears about the future.