>I think it is useful to consider that the right of sexual
>expression is a matter of survival. Sometimes being a
>member of the heterosexual elite can blind people to the
>reality that queer desire needs satisfaction in the same
>way as the desires for water or food (I read once that
>all humans possess 4 basic desires: water, salt, food
>and sex).
It's sad that heteros - who do enjoy all kinds of privileges, no argument there - still can see the libido as something secondary. Of course, everything takes a back seat to food and water, but after those....
Doug