I've always loved reading you....
From Catherine, who has always dared to speak her mind.
http://catherinelim.sg/2009/05/06/fallout-of-the-aware-saga-a-letter-to-concerned-parents/
An excerpt..
Homosexuality is NOT an abnormality, an illness, an aberration, an evil, an abomination in the eyes of God, etc. This is probably the single most important fact to keep in mind. The research work of scientists such as behavioral psychologists, evolutionary biologists, genetics biologists and neuroscientists has shown that there is probably a genetic component for sexual orientation, but how nature interplays with nurture to affect the individual’s development is not fully understood. Indeed, as parents, you are first-hand witnesses of the mysterious workings of both forces. Your children, despite a common family background, often behave differently from each other, and turn out differently, pointing to the power of nature; at the same time, their personality and behaviour can be guided and shaped by you, pointing to the power of nurture. Hence this knowledge and understanding should make you cast off whatever strong feelings, (including the ugh reaction), which you may have against homosexuality, since it is no more than the natural product of a combination of complex forces, as are personality, character, intelligence, musical talent, etc.
I love Catherine for a simple reason. She writes with intelligence, and yet she she never alienates her readers, or me at least with excessive ornate language that hinders more than aids the reader in appreciating her words. The above sums up what I feel about homosexuality. She's such a cool chick, isn't she?
http://catherinelim.sg/2009/05/06/fallout-of-the-aware-saga-a-letter-to-concerned-parents/
An excerpt..
Homosexuality is NOT an abnormality, an illness, an aberration, an evil, an abomination in the eyes of God, etc. This is probably the single most important fact to keep in mind. The research work of scientists such as behavioral psychologists, evolutionary biologists, genetics biologists and neuroscientists has shown that there is probably a genetic component for sexual orientation, but how nature interplays with nurture to affect the individual’s development is not fully understood. Indeed, as parents, you are first-hand witnesses of the mysterious workings of both forces. Your children, despite a common family background, often behave differently from each other, and turn out differently, pointing to the power of nature; at the same time, their personality and behaviour can be guided and shaped by you, pointing to the power of nurture. Hence this knowledge and understanding should make you cast off whatever strong feelings, (including the ugh reaction), which you may have against homosexuality, since it is no more than the natural product of a combination of complex forces, as are personality, character, intelligence, musical talent, etc.
I love Catherine for a simple reason. She writes with intelligence, and yet she she never alienates her readers, or me at least with excessive ornate language that hinders more than aids the reader in appreciating her words. The above sums up what I feel about homosexuality. She's such a cool chick, isn't she?