> is it possible that he, like the ancient Greeks that we're all
> supposed to admire so much, doesn't see homosexual people as existing
> as much as homosexual _behaviors_ that some engage in?
This was exactly Yoshie's original point, if I understood her correctly.
> Of course, I'd guess that the state represses gays & Lesbians in Iran,
> no matter what Ahmadinejad's theoretical vision is.
No doubt. It's rather a global phenomenon, isn't it? Apart from the Netherlands.