https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/235683163.pdf
no organism is autonomous and independent;
if we have never been individuals—if we are all composites like lichens—then what does this mean for sexuality?
In this article, I will primarily focus on the primacy of heterosexual biological reproduction in discourses about human and non-human sexuality and sociality. This includes the overemphasis of sexual reproduction and vertical inheritance at the expense of many other forms of production and reproduction, as well as multispecies interconnections and co-involvements.
The paper on why we have never been individuals is one of the most influential pieces of reading I've ever encountered in my life. I will gladly learn about queer lichens.