APPLES AND ORANGES: VCorrigan applauds Eve
[VCorrigan describes herself as a 54 year old mother of three, a lawyer, and a sexuality wonk. Cool]
Maggie: You are really closing in on the heart of the question. "What is GAY" is the elephant in the room. The post you are responding to demonstrates the confusion - thought process totally muddled by the unleashing of emotion around this issue. Barry discusses the interplay of desire and opportunity, appetites and acquired tastes, the famous Kinsey concept of sexual "fluidity" - and then seems to say this all supports the thesis that gay is not a choice! His post seems rather to raise the question of to what extent are we the slaves to our libido. Is control of the libido possible? Desirable? Is it controlled by our intellect or by some personality trait?
Eve's post is so insightful: The interpretation and characterization of love and attraction between individuals is what changes over time. The name of the relationship and the degree and manner in which we allow ourselves to demonstrate our emotions is what's being manipulated by the GLBT agenda today. These feelings are not so easily defined or classified by adults, let alone children - as Barry, presumably an adult, himself reveals. Love is so complicated today partly because it is so ubiquitously intertwined and confused with sexual expression. These days we find ourselves constantly trying to interpret relationships and feelings. If we are turned off by the thought of going on a date with a guy because we know the expectation is sex, does that mean we have an aversion to the opposite sex? If we feel safe and relaxed among our women friends, does that mean that we must be lesbians? If we are feel sexual stimulation upon exposure to sexual images, innuendoes, pornography - are we gay?
Sexuality without borders: recipe for disaster!
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