Maybe the idea that mali and burkina faso were once inhabited countries rather than empty deserts will seem queer , and the immiseration of huge numbers of stateless refugees thronging against the borders of the rich northern countries will be taken for granted .
In one , entitled " ali the queer " , a man speaks of his longing for a world in which those who deviate from the heterosexual standard are no longer considered unnatural or abnormal .
This week 's gay guy is angelo nikolopoulos , host of an nyc queer reading series the white swallow ; straight single guy is blogger chris diclerico ; and our straight committed guy is regular emandlo.com commenter , johnny .