6th February 2003, 12:28 PM
I 100% agree on the notion that employees shouldn't be fired based on sexual orientation. I don't think that it should be included in affimative action; the former, though, is just as wrong as firing someone based on race, gender, etc.
How do you know this for a fact? Unless you have some sort of odd scientific studies to back this up, this is just as unfounded as saying that homosexuality is the result of a chemical imbalance.
I'm no psychology expert, but I believe that what stimulates the libido is too instinctual to be chosen upon. Don't you think there would be a lot less homosexuals if every person could easily make themself be heterosexual and fit in with the rest of society? Sexual stimulation is just too big of a portion of the mind to be easily configured. A homosexual may put on a facade, may try as hard as possible to act straight and adopt that lifestyle and enjoy it, but his/her sexual urges will never be satisfied other than self-pleasuring. I don't think I could make the switch, even if I really tried. I'm not a homophobe, I don't repress homosexual thoughts, I'm not even grossed out by kissing a guy. It simply doesn't arouse me, nor could I try to make it so.
You made the analogy of satisfying sexual urges to that of violent urges. As I said, I'm no psychology expert, but introspection tells me that sex is MUCH more important to act out than violence. In an intrapersonal perspective, that is; this has nothing to do with passing on one's genes. If I had to work for the ability to masturbate or stab some random person in the eye for personal pleasure, you can bet your ass I'd pick the former. :p
What specific gay rights are we talking about, by the way? Marriage? Abolition of laws against sodomy/homosexual demeanor and activity(sadly, they do exist)? I believe in these and am disappointed that only 2 states of the union support gay marriages. I don't see any legitimate reason why same-sex marriages should be restricted...
Quote:Most people are heterosexual because most other people they are in contact with are. Those they are closest with at a young age are usually heterosexual, therefore, that's the choice they make, even if unconsciously. Those who experience the opposite are more likely to become gay.
How do you know this for a fact? Unless you have some sort of odd scientific studies to back this up, this is just as unfounded as saying that homosexuality is the result of a chemical imbalance.
Quote:Then again, urges alone do not determine whether you're gay or not, just like you're not a murderer even if you have the urge to kill someone. It's whether you ACT on those urges. And as I said earlier, your urges are a result of experience, not genetics.
I'm no psychology expert, but I believe that what stimulates the libido is too instinctual to be chosen upon. Don't you think there would be a lot less homosexuals if every person could easily make themself be heterosexual and fit in with the rest of society? Sexual stimulation is just too big of a portion of the mind to be easily configured. A homosexual may put on a facade, may try as hard as possible to act straight and adopt that lifestyle and enjoy it, but his/her sexual urges will never be satisfied other than self-pleasuring. I don't think I could make the switch, even if I really tried. I'm not a homophobe, I don't repress homosexual thoughts, I'm not even grossed out by kissing a guy. It simply doesn't arouse me, nor could I try to make it so.
You made the analogy of satisfying sexual urges to that of violent urges. As I said, I'm no psychology expert, but introspection tells me that sex is MUCH more important to act out than violence. In an intrapersonal perspective, that is; this has nothing to do with passing on one's genes. If I had to work for the ability to masturbate or stab some random person in the eye for personal pleasure, you can bet your ass I'd pick the former. :p
What specific gay rights are we talking about, by the way? Marriage? Abolition of laws against sodomy/homosexual demeanor and activity(sadly, they do exist)? I believe in these and am disappointed that only 2 states of the union support gay marriages. I don't see any legitimate reason why same-sex marriages should be restricted...