On Sun, 11 Apr 2004, Howard Brazee wrote: > Gomi no Sensei wrote: > > On Sat, 10 Apr 2004, Howard Brazee wrote: > > > >> The topic of the day is Dragaeran sex. > >> > >> In a society with prostitution accepted, but otherwise a very high > >> level of equality, I'm wondering what clues Steve has given us to > >> their sex lives and how it impacts them, in society and in places > >> such as the front lines of a war. > > > > I don't believe I understand your apparent inference that tolerated > > prostitution is at variance with gender equality. Do you pretend the > > profession of courtesan is limited to a particular sort of plumbing? > > > > pe > > With humans, women are more likely to want a courtesan, while men are more > likely to want a whore. Our biological differences extend to sexual wants > and needs. But we're not talking humans here, so I don't have a basis to > answer your question. Perhaps I was too elliptical. You implied that tolerance of prostitution was an exception to Dragaeran sexual equality. I inquired why you thought that was so, as prostitution does not necessarily find itself restricted to a single gender. As far as courtesans and whores go, perhaps this will illustrate: Courtesan:Chef::Whore:Cook pe