Small wonder, then, there's been such a strong reaction in the gay community against these excesses. But these people are not necessarily out campaigning for gay marriage and the right to adopt children. The problem with coveting the rights and privileges of the straight world is that you are expected to give up all that is unique and distinct about your minority status to get them. Homosexuality provides a great opportunity to explore different ways of living together, or form relationships that can be totally unconventional and new. The desire to conform to the biologically and religiously ordained structuring of heterosexual culture amounts to nothing more than a fear of exploring undiscovered territory, a failure of the imagination.
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