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More sex, Join the BGLTSA. There is more sex in the BGLTSA. If you join, maybe you can have more sex too. Queer culture is not just about homosexuality; it redefines notions of gender and sexuality in general. And, when notions get re-defined, more bodies get properly aligned...
...seriousness, I do have a great deal of sympathy for the queer community's mission. As far as I am concerned, any rational heterosexual should. Queer rights are a basic question of human rights. But for me and many others, friction with the queer community arises not over political questions like employment protection, or even same-sex marriage, but in the arena of culture...
...Many queer activists argue that society contains a presumption of heterosexuality that must be overcome. They are not content to exist as a marginal culture but insist that the implication of accepting their queerness is that the larger culture must be transformed to wholly integrate alternative sexualities. The queer community is not content to exist as a protected but discrete minority group. But, can they reasonably expect the sort of cultural integration they demand...
Actually, queer culture is not the only culture society tolerates but is reluctant to integrate. There may be a presumption of heterosexuality in this country, but there is also a presumption of Christianity. Religious minorities exist as isolated moral and ethical enclaves. They may have different mores within their communities, but they are kept separate and the wider culture is not expected to adopt them. And, perhaps, the wider culture should...
Certain foundations may be immutable if a society is to preserve its stability. Perhaps basic models of ethics and of sexuality are two of those foundations. It may be necessary to accept homosexuals as equal citizens without abandoning heterosexuality as our cultural orientation. The queer community may need to accept that the biological footing of the heterosexual majority, and its resulting cultural dominance, cannot be overcome...