Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Homosexuality in America
There's been a fury of research about the gays lately. I think it's probably an attempt to neutralize the issue so that it's not a large part of the upcoming election. One researcher thinks that a person's homosexuality can be perceived by the way they walk. If that's true, I'll be watching the Republican National Convention VERY carefully. More Americans are beginning to believe that if a person IS gay, he or she was born that way. I think that would stand to reason as I can't imagine people would choose to be ostracized by a majority of their society, such as the military and the Christians. Maybe this is our biological answer to overpopulation and the homosexual community should be celebrated as humanity's saviors.
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Well, those who ostracize the military and Christians in this country are not the majority, but a very vocal minority such as people like you and others.
I'm not going to argue with your statements since they show how little you understand the intentions of the military or Christians. If one is predisposed to seek the applause of others, then don't join the military or Christianity. I'll say this much, when you love something or someone more than the applause of men, then the lack of applause from people becomes a non-factor. If you care to know more, let me know. If not, that is fine.
As to the overpopulation of the world, it's a myth. There are currently twenty nations that are either at zero population growth, or at negative growth. This is such a detrimental development that in one generation, we could lose the infrastructure in many countries. I talk about this on my site.
I refuse to comment about your views of homosexuality.
I'm well aware of your blindness on the subjects of homosexuality, the military, and Christianity. Your religious views void your opinion in matters of science.
I live down the road from a park where a number of men have been busted having sex in the woods. Almost everyone of the men that have been busted are married!
That's really awful for their wives. It's a shame that they felt that the only way to have a life as close to normal as possible was to have to lie to everyone around them about whom they're attracted to.
I think a number of factors go into a person being gay. I'm gay myself and I think there are psychological AND physiological factors. But some of this new research makes me nervous. Why should it matter why I'm gay? Is the next step a "cure"? A cure suggests that there is a problem and that's something I reject outright.
Violence is what is wrong with the world. Bigotry is what is wrong with the world. War is what is wrong with the world. Suffering is what is wrong with the world. Ignorance is what is wrong with the world.
People loving each other, whatever their gender, is what is right with the world.
Godwhacker,
It SHOULD make you nervous. I'm hoping that a "cure" doesn't follow, especially since there's NOTHING wrong with being gay. My cousin is gay and has adopted 2 kids. Unfortunately his husband doesn't really have the rights to the kids should anything happen to him. The law in this country regarding the personal choices of its citizens is archaic and just plain WRONG.
I suspect that most if not all sexual preferences are to one degree or another encoded in a person. It is what they choose to do with that is important.
Frankly I think most people make way too big an issue over gay or not gay. I really don't care. God knows the army would be better off it it would just forget the whole issue ever came up and take anyone who wants to enlist. I really didn't care if the guy (or girl) working with me was gay, I was a lot more worried about whether or not they could actually do their job and if they would do it.
Exmi,
Unfortunately all of us dont take that view, such as our resident "logician". It amazes me how many ways we can find to hate each other rather than help each other.
My sister's best friends are gay and own a swanky resort where she often does photography work. My mom and my aunt (who are really quite liberal for 80 year olds) call them "the bachelors". I think that is hilarious because they finally found a term they did not find offensive, but I don't understand why they don't just call them by name. It seems so interesting that we are so fascinated by gay sex. No one ever mentions a heterosexual's sexual status, but we always have to point out when a person is gay. I never say, this is my brother and he is heterosexual. Maybe I am not explaining myself well. I had a roommate once who always talked about this couple that were her good friends. When I finally met them, the husband was black (a real rarity in pale South Dakota) but in the three years my roommate had talked about them, she never mentioned it as his skin color meant nothing to her - I call that very non-prejudiced. I'm not saying that gays should be in the closet, just that their sexual preference is nobody's business.
It's not just anti-gay people who argue against the genetic explanations. There's a whole field of "Queer Theory" which is basically built upon post-structural theories of gender applied to sexuality that argues that sexuality is not a fixed attribute in anyone. That it's determined by our social environments and in some cases, can be a conscious choice. Basically they argue for the continuum view rather than the binary view. That sexuality, like race, gender, etc cannot be accurately described in a yes/no, one or the other type categorization.
I'm not sure how I feel about that, I certainly don't agree with their entire arguments (look up Queer Theory if you're interested in more), but I thought I'd throw it out there.
This is why "Lableing" hurts everyone... & there is a "cure" out there just ask Pastor Ted he's cured now.
http://darbwheel.blogspot.com/2007/02/pastor-ted-is-cured.html
America has homosexuality?
God will be upset...
Flimsy Sanity,
I think people come up with nicknames because it makes them more comfortable. It's possible that your mother feels silly for having hang-ups about hokmosexuality but likes your sister's best friends and wants to accept them. Using a "cute" nickname helps her gloss over the part of them that she is uncomfortable with and allows her to talk about them as a couple without the confusion of knowing how to classify them.
Laura,
I'll have to do some research when I get the time. I've heard of "Queer Teory" from my gay cousin and my best friend's gay brother, but I guess I didn't pay much attention to it because I never thought it mattered WHY someone was gay, just that they were and that they should have the same rights as any other consenting adult in the US.
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