And in any case, neither factor had anything to do with  why I
enjoyed it.  I enjoyed it because it's a nice, unpretentious, subtle love
story whose "inamorata" happened to be both female.  While I can enjoy an
angst-filled journey of self-discovery as much as the next person, I truly
enjoy stories that dare to say that it's not such a big deal -- that gay
people don't just sit around thinking and talking about what it means to
be gay, that they don't really act any differently from straight people
when it comes to how they feel and act toward the people they love.

       Because isn't that kind of the point?  That "the love that dares
not speak its name" is love first and foremost?

        Okay, I'm blind.  I had _NO_ idea that Tita and Elysse were gay!  I
mean, mt friends and I joked about it, but that's all!  Did anyone else not
know this, or am I just a stupid young weirdo who can't see the obvious?

Mako