Interesting observations but I'm not sure I buy that Beecher's "straight." Perhaps he's always leaned that way, but that my have had a lot to do with his socialization and the limitations thereof. Had been raised a different way with different experiences, I suspect he'd have been farther along on the spectrum. And now that his environment pushed him to a new realm -- where he was not only forced to have sex but craved it with Keller -- there's no totally going back. Would he choose women on the outside given the choice? Probably. But I wouldn't call him "straight." That's what Dori captured so perfectly in "Leroy Street" -- experience changes you permanently and there's just no going back. My two cents anyway!

And, BTW, I totally agree with that Keller-top-macho stuff... ugh!