Re: So-called Alternative Lifestyles (was Unconventional pronoun systemsshow us yours!)

Staving Andreas Johansson:
>I thought this thread was supposed to be dead?
>
>Since it apparently isn't, I might address the original (?) question of
>how our
>concultures handle "alternative lifestyles":
>
>The Tairezans, and their various neighbours, are pretty tolerant of everything
>that doesn't involve violence. If you're into S&M, tough luck; Tairezan
>culture
>is very intolerant of private use of violence. I guess people who like to be
>hurt in sexual contexts are in for mental treatment in Taireza.
>
>The Kalana will kill you if you engage in deviant sexual behaviour. What
>qualifies as deviant is pretty much up to the local chieftain, but unless he's
>homosexual himself, it's a good bet homosexuality is on the list. Actually, it
>probably is even if he is, since he wouldn't want it to be known.
>
>Don't know about the Meghean-speakers. I don't even know if homosexuality
>occurs
>among them, but since sexual dimorphism is less pronounced among them than
>among
>humans, it would seem likely.
I rarely give much consideration to issues of this type on Huna (my
conworld). Realistically, Huna's cultures will cover the entire spectrum
from tolerance of practically anything to visceral disgust at anything
other than heterosexual monogamy. There is one culture where privacy is
considered a perversion, since only people who have something to be ashamed
of seek to hide their actions from the community at large.


Pete