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Sexual orientation is distinct from other components of sex and gender, including biological sex
There is no consensus among scientists about the exact reasons that an individual develops a heterosexual, bisexual, gay, or lesbian orientation. Although much research has examined the possible genetic, hormonal, developmental, social, and cultural influences on sexual orientation, no findings have emerged that permit scientists to conclude that sexual orientation is determined by any particular factor or factors.
Originally posted by ShadeWolf
I'm okay with people being gay, but come on. There's no need of them kissing in the middle of a restaurant.
Originally posted by TurkeyBurgers
It is something people are BORN WITH.
And wow holy crap they want the same rights that those uppity women did when they decided they wanted the right to vote.
"I think women should be allowed to protest for the right to vote but do they have to be so in my face about it?"
"I think blacks should be allowed to own land but do they have to talk about it while I am eating dinner and wear t-shirts showing blacks owning land?"
Originally posted by oneclickaway
reply to post by dbates
That is a stunningly bigoted statement. So you are equating homosexuality to being alcoholic, fat, lazy and aggressive are you? Why not throw in child abuser, paedophile while you are at it…or rapist and murderer? I think you will find that most perversions, aggressions and oppressions are enacted by the heterosexual community.
If you think it is a choice and a mental state of mind then you may find yourself coming back in the next life gay just so you get to understand…lol
By the way you just forced yourself up a back alley. You quote that science cannot determine…there is no consensus….they cannot conclude that sexuality is determined by any particular factor or factors….
That means ‘they don’t know’….therefore a sensible conclusion would be that it is biological.
Originally posted by ShadeWolf
I'm okay with people being gay, but come on. There's no need of them kissing in the middle of a restaurant.
Originally posted by John Matrix
Originally posted by TurkeyBurgers
It is something people are BORN WITH.
And wow holy crap they want the same rights that those uppity women did when they decided they wanted the right to vote.
"I think women should be allowed to protest for the right to vote but do they have to be so in my face about it?"
"I think blacks should be allowed to own land but do they have to talk about it while I am eating dinner and wear t-shirts showing blacks owning land?"
You are not born Gay anymore than you are born with the knowledge to understand the internal workings of an electric motor or a car engine. You learn it!! You learn to be Gay as a boy when Gay men manipulate and entice you into their paraphilic lifestyle.
Gays have the same right to vote as women do.
Gays have the same right to own land as black people do.
Making those comparisons is completely wrong.
Originally posted by ghaleon12
Then how come when one identical twin is gay (separated at birth), 30% of the time the other will be gay as well. That's much higher than if it were statistically random. Please, lets not be brain-numb here...I know some of you choose that, and that's your lifestyle choice, but that doesn't mean it has to be every one's.
Originally posted by grapesofraft
I think we should let homosexuals do whatever they want. Get married, make out in public, have sex in public, make babies with whatever body part they can scrape a little DNA from... Anything. We have repressed them for years so now its there time to shine.
Originally posted by Bombeni
reply to post by antmax21
Doesn't change the fact that some people still believe in an old fashioned thing called decency. That is why they have such places at San Francisco; you know from the git go if you are going to live there you live by the homosexual mores, not heterosexual. But El Paso is a LONG way from San Fran.
Originally posted by TurkeyBurgers
But if we are going to change people to not have sex with someone of the same sex then we should change people to not have sex for pleasure at ALL and to ONLY have sex when you have the absolute intention of creating a child.
The link between pedophilia and homosexuality is completely unfounded. A 1998 article in the Journal of the American Medical Association notes one study that determined that 90 percent of pedophiles are men, and that 98 percent of these individuals are heterosexual. Michael Stevenson, Ph.D., a psychologist at Ball State University, explains this statistic by noting that "gay men desire consensual sexual relations with other adult men. Pedophiles are usually adult men who are sexually attracted to pre-pubescent children. They are rarely sexually attracted to other adults." Stevenson observes that cases of pedophilia by adult lesbians are "almost non-existent." Two other major studies that examined the sexual orientation of convicted child molesters found that less than 1 percent in one study and 0 percent in the other were lesbian or gay. These studies were published in Pediatrics and Archives of Sexual Behavior, respectively, two peer-reviewed, widely respected academic journals.
Originally posted by antmax21
Well I live in El Paso and have been following this on the news.
The officer was a rookie and I believe will be reprimanded. The gentlemen who were kicked out have filed I believe at the moment, only a complaint. We'll see what happens. The law that the rook tried to use is not even in the books anymore so...one up for the civilians.
Originally posted by dbates
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You're missing the obvious. Same sex intimacy is considered deviant (as in the Chico's Tacos incident) because homosexual activities NEVER produce offspring. While natural male/female couples may have sex with no intention of having children, it is possible that they will have children.
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