8th April 2003, 10:28 PM
Quote:Oh man... I'd pound my head on my desk if you didn't deserve it more... If homosexuality only describes emotions and nothing to do with sex, why then is it called HomoSEXUALITY? Come on now, you're being incredibly absurd here. For the sake of mankind I hope you're not a science major in college
The emotional and mental aspects of a homosexual are much more relevant to that person's behavior. A closet homosexual has the capability of living in denial and veiling his/her true self, but that doesn't keep him/her from being attracted to the same sex. Furthermore, no matter how much you abstain from the activity and refuse yourself to physically experiment, it'll always be there. The quote I gave you from the male on the other message board said he first felt how he did when he was 12 years old- an age where peers of his are spouting "faggot" every five words. You'd think that he would have converted with society's will; yet today, emotionally, he still has an attraction to other males.
Quote:I see light to both sides here... and I think you're BOTH RIGHT, genetically and environmentally speaking. Why can't we just agree that both angles are right and effect people at the same time? We don't know if it's genetic or not, let's face it; we can only speculate at this time.
Agreed... the whole genetic/behavioral debate is tiresome. I'm arguing in favor that homosexuality isn't a choice. It's quite possible that the trait can be behavioral, yet still not be a conscious choice.
Quote:You can change your feelings too. People do it all the time, if they didn't, who would need a divorce lawyer? You can be madly in love with a person and later absolutely dispise them.
Sexuality is more deeply-rooted than feelings towards one particular person. Sexuality refers to very basic traits that lead an individual feeling sexually attracted when they witness specific stimuli. And considering men and women are so very different, is it so difficult to believe that one will feel a much stronger emotional connection to one than the other? Homosexuality not only includes strong sexual attraction, but strong emotional attraction. The two go hand-in-hand.
That's also why there are fetishes, which I think aren't as deeply-rooted as gender-specific sexuality, but are in the same ball park. And who could change that at will? Who could say to themselves, "Well... I've been sexually attracted towards women all my life, but I think I'd get more action if I were attracted towards animals. So out of this efficiency alone, from this day forward, I will be a bestial! Not only will I engage in this activity, but I'll absolutely LOVE IT!" It just isn't that simple...