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04-13-2010, 09:24 PM
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04-14-2010, 03:42 AM
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04-14-2010, 04:26 AM
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That's the key though, choice. I didn't read the article, but I can see it become fuel for a conservative religious bent... which I am not too keen about, I must say. If it ain't broke, we don't need to fix it  It is still probably unclear whether the change is genuine or a case of suppression. I know I should probably read the article before I say that but that's my hunch. | |
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These questions are purely existential. The idea that we are intrinsically anything is absurd. The idea that we exist as a single entity is absurd. The entire clinical paradigm is absurd. | |
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04-14-2010, 08:31 AM
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This is an old study and deeply flawed as scientific research. Here is a link with a discussion of Spitzers "research": Analysis of Dr. Spitzer's study of reparative therapy |
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I definitely believe that human sexuality is on a spectrum. Just what constitutes sexuality really doesn't matter - it's still on a spectrum. For those who aren't at one extreme or another, sure, most can probably find some degree of contentment with someone even if they're on the wrong side of their ideal 'line'. But does that mean they should? I don't want to be dramatic and go on about things like "persecution", but I will say that it saddens me to see how fundamentalist religion in America (where I live), through cultural and political influence, manages to induce such a negative response (and often, dehumanization) to gay people. It's not as bad in metropolitan areas where people find it more difficult to view "different people" as the "evil outsiders on whom all our problems may be blamed", but in the rest of the country it certainly seems to be that way to me. Or maybe it's just the south... lol. As for me? I'd say I'm 'asexual' in the sense that, honestly, I really don't want sex. At all. Weird, I know, but I'm perfectly content. That said, companionship is something all mammals are cursed to need - lol. And for that, I'd give myself the dreaded 'gay' label.  |
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