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[beatniknight]

So, with Holsinger's nomination for Surgeon General (you did know about that, right?) I've been rereading (I read it once for a project that never got the funding to continue.  Maybe some day) the ex-gay bible, "Homosexuality" by Dr. Charles Socarides (whose son is apparently a gay rights activist in Chelsea.  I can't begin to imagine what those

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[beatniknight]

I got my copy at a church book giveaway. I dunno if that helps you.

[phoenixredux]

I probably wouldn't go around fucking a fecal monkey baby

I'm so relieved to hear that. :D

Holsinger and his wife were founders of Hope Springs Community Church which, according to the church’s pastor, ministers to people who no longer wish to be gay or lesbian. The pastor, the Rev. David Calhoun, said that the church has an “ex-gay” ministry.

Seriously, where the fuck do they FIND these people? It's like they make a list of "America's Least Wanted", and then they hire them.

[beatniknight]

Well, you'll notice the way I said "probably." You never know.

As for where he was found, the man is actually a fairly respected doctor (that is surgeon, not psychiatrist) even though he does believe in this ridiculous junk science. I am curious about why Bush chose this man, in particular, who's most certainly not going to be appointed to the position. Especially since it's a largely ceremonial position and the man doesn't many political favors left.

[beatniknight]

I dunno about you, but I'd say I break pretty even on the work I do to get a guy. My penis a'int costing me a dime.

[thegayboyfriend]

I think the word you were searching for is detumesces

such a great word.

[redesigner]

I was going to suggest "slackens," but yours is better.

[beatniknight]

Yeah, that's still not quite right. I like "dessicates" better than "slackens" because slack implies, to me, that it's no longer being pulled from both sides, that there wass once tension (even though tense could sort of mean stiff, like if a person is tense, it really has to do with this idea of pulling from both sides. In fact, the word comes from the Latin "tensus" which means stretched), whereas an erection is more of a swelling than tension.

[beatniknight]

That is a good word. Except that, according to Merriam-Webster, it is not a word, probably because neither is "tumesce". "Detumescence" and "detumescent" are both words (as are their positive antonyms), so I suppose I could say that stool makes penis detumescent, and this would be more accurate. However this is also, I think, a little bit clunky. So, without verbing (which, as we all know, weirds language) I think that this word will not work for our purposes.

I should note that the Wiktionary says that "detumesce" (but oddly not "tumesce") is a word, however, I tend to take the word of Wikipedia and related sites only when it's authenticated by an outside source, which this word is not.

[padawanhilary]

I'm sliding in on a friend's recommendation just to say that is some crazy shit. Stool, I mean.

[beatniknight]

Isn't it though? I would love to figure out why this man believed this, but it's only mentioned in that one sentence and never again expanded upon.

[padawanhilary]

Do you suppose it's some religious right code phrases that real people aren't privy to?

[beatniknight]

It might be. But I think it's just craziness.