Closet The amount of trouble that I went through to create a new e-mail address to be able to register at this web site and pen down my two cents’ worth should speak for itself when it comes to a desi queer’s self-consciousness at putting forth something as simple as ‘his point of view’ on the subject. But first things first:

I wonder what locale of my dear country you are referring to ramiskhan when you say that ‘homo’ and ‘making out’ have the seemingly innocuous meanings that you put forth as the norm of everyday vernacular in ‘big cities like Karachi’. The author’s naivete aside, ‘homo’ is not the word of choice when one wants to refer to a fellow homo erectus who belongs to the happy clan. And may God have mercy on the poor beings that agree to ‘make out’ on important issues of geo-political and/or national security. And before temporal’s gut gives another heave, I think ‘intellect’ is favoured over ‘intellectual level’. Or shall I take my foot outta ma mouth?

Why does the notion of a serious relationship or more precisely the concept of a monogamous same-sex relationship seem so absurd? And the question, believe me, is addressed to people on both sides of the happy divide. My relative inexperience at interacting with fellow happy people limits me in pronouncing a judgement but I have yet to see the concept given any credence by both straight and gay people alike.

all those who question the relevance of the homosexuality issue: please read the_happy_one reply#16 – “Gay people don’t want special rights, they just want all the rights that straight people have. The rights to marry, adopt, show affection in public, eat burgers, fart, take roller coaster rides, fight in the military, go bungee jumping, dance, pray, joke and play cricket. They are not looking for a positive reaction from you, they are hoping for no reaction at all.” Thank you the_happy_one. I’d be honest with you, this particular piece was the reason why I even went to the trouble of ‘interacting’ on this board. But alas, I have yet to see a post that even vaguely begins to accept this prescription.

So my point of view? Let me just second what I’ve transcript-ed above and say kudos to the_happy_one. That and the fact that in another 15 minutes I need to have my butt in me boss’ room with a 5-pager report (in a VERY non anally challenged context ofcourse! She’s a she you see).