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- From: mason@lambda.msfc.nasa.gov (Jim Mason)
- Subject: Re: Homosexual Choice or Deformity?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.210751.11189@lambda.msfc.nasa.gov>
- Organization: NASA/MSFC
- References: <6440.2B096B9E@umagic.FIDONET.ORG>
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 21:07:51 GMT
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- Leah.Wesolowski@p0.f2.n373.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Leah Wesolowski) writes:
- >
- > [armchair psychological ponderings on the cause of homosexuality
- > deleted]
-
- And there were 18th century doctors who seriously advanced that blacks
- were black because of a congenital form of benign leprosy. Just
- because people are different, people will look for REASONS for the
- differences.
-
- The question of what causes homosexuality is irrelevant. We could go
- on _ad nauseam_ about nature vs nurture, genes, hypothalami sizes, and
- the like till we're blue in the face and STILL not have answers which
- are to everyone's liking.
-
- The fact is that gays and lesbians exist, have ALWAYS existed, and
- WILL CONTINUE to exist as participants in our society.
-
- What I'm advocating here is equal treatment, equal rights. We grant
- religious freedoms to all religions; it doesn't mean that we have to
- AGREE with every religion. We respect freedom of speech without
- having to agree with everything everyone says. It DOES mean, though,
- that we respect the right of individuals to decide for themselves.
-
- Now don't think for a moment that in countries like Denmark, where gay
- and lesbian couples have had full marriage rights since October 1990,
- that everyone thinks being gay is great, or would want their children
- to be gay. On this contrary. I think the difference is that the
- Danes realize that giving equal rights does not "reward" or imply that
- homosexuality is good, anymore than equal rights to ALL religions
- implies that any particular religion is "right" or "correct."
-
- My personal feeling is that sexual orientation will remain an issue
- until people give up on the reward/punishment mentality of trying to
- coerce adults into the "correct" orientation and/or behaviour.
-
- -Jim
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