Cohousing-L Mailing List: Remaining Relevant

[Sharon Villines (sharonvillines]

> So could we please avoid stating our personal sexuality or personal
> responses to others' as the main point of this discussion?  The better
> question would be: how does a cohousing community transcend problems that
> arise if one member disapproves of another member's sex life (or non-sexual
> relationships for that matter.

I agree completely. I'm ready to unsubscribe if this topic doesn't become
more relevant to cohousing. I can join a million lists on sexual
preferences. This is the only one on cohousing.

On a recent Biography of a flamboyantly gay man' s behavior in the
1920s-1930s, a very proper English Lord was asked how this man's family and
friends reacted. He said very kindly, "Well,  we all knew of course, but in
those days sexual behavior was considered to be a private matter. As long as
one wasn't predatory or rude, it was no one's business to react one way or
another. Certainly, no one excluded him. And after all, what do we know
about what other people are or are not doing?"

Could we get on with it?

Sharon.

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Sharon Villines
MacGuffin Guide to Detective Fiction
http://www.macguffin.net
Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington, DC
http://www.home.earthlink.net/~takomavillag/