What is it that they say about curiousity?
There is an interesting article on CNN.com today about homosexual orientation. Apparently the majority of Americans now believe that sexual orientation cannot be changed. At the same time, however, only 39 percent believe that people are born gay, while 42 percent believe that homosexuality results from upbringing/environment
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Muddling the matter further is that it's possible to have a sexual relationship with somebody who is outside your sexual orientation. I consider myself straight in the sense that I'm normally turned on by women and not by men, but I get emotional feelings for guys, too. For reasons like this, I rather dislike the whole idea of a "straight/bi/gay" spectrum. It's too simplistic. But, at the same time, I suppose it's necessary. Sometimes you can't win.
I agree wholeheartedly, but people do like to put things in boxes and catagories...etc. To tie it back, the person isn't "changing" their orientation, but instead simply may have an orientation that doesn't exactly fit any of the predefined boxes.
I think it's a very elegant solution, which of course means it will never happen. People don't like elegant solutions; they like solutions that match their own point of view and nobody else's. :/
Agreed - that was my response to Cyn. It's a nice idea, but I doubt we'll ever see it come to pass. :)
I see no reason why gay couples shouldn't be allowed to adopt children, though. This one seems to be clear-cut to me.
What confuses me is that a considerable majority believe that gays should adopt, but at the same time don't support legal recognition for their relationships. We are ok with giving them kids to raise, but then we won't give them the legal protections and privileges that help families work as families.
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