Fiona said: "Yes, but if you saw me eating chocolate ice cream all the time? If, when offered a choice between chocolate and vanilla, I inevitably pick chocolate? If I talk to you about how much I like chocolate ice cream, but never mention vanilla?"
That doesn't mean you won't eat vanilla if the shop's sold out of chocolate.
And she said: "Similarly, if a character in B7 has relationships with women, expresses admiration for women's physical attributes ("I like God's taste in servants!" e.g.), and never seems to express any sort of similar interest in men, I'd assume a *slight* preference for women."
No-one's denying that the men show a preference for women (apart from Blake who shows no preference), but that doesn't mean they wouldn't have a gay relationship. All we are saying here is that it is a viable avenue for fan fiction to explore and that some of the reactions, notably between Blake and Avon, can be interpreted that way. I know you don't interpret them that way, but there are many fans that do, and their view is also valid.
-- cheers Steve Rogerson http://homepages.poptel.org.uk/steve.rogerson
Redemption: The Blake's 7 and Babylon 5 convention 21-23 February 2003, Ashford, Kent http://www.smof.com/redemption