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MikeWaters · 03-14-2006, 12:50 PM

i've met gay men who were not effeminate at all.

i don't believe anyone thinks it is entirely genetic. there are also environmental causes. but being bathed in hormones or an immune response in utero is hardly a "choice".

i think most gay men will tell you, when i became sexually aware, I was attracted to men. just like most of us were attracted to women.

there are many "gay" men who never engage in homosexual sex. they subjugate their desires and even have families. some percent of these end up not being able to carry through over the years, and the tales of family til 40, gay after are plenty.

the church, as far as I can tell, has no guidance to offer when it comes to understanding why some people report, from the earliest age, being attracted to the same sex. it defies simple theological explanation. as long as there is no explanation, I don't much have the desire to join the church's crusade against gay civil unions/marriage etc.

03-14-2006, 12:50 PM	#17
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	i've met gay men who were not effeminate at all. i don't believe anyone thinks it is entirely genetic. there are also environmental causes. but being bathed in hormones or an immune response in utero is hardly a "choice". i think most gay men will tell you, when i became sexually aware, I was attracted to men. just like most of us were attracted to women. there are many "gay" men who never engage in homosexual sex. they subjugate their desires and even have families. some percent of these end up not being able to carry through over the years, and the tales of family til 40, gay after are plenty. the church, as far as I can tell, has no guidance to offer when it comes to understanding why some people report, from the earliest age, being attracted to the same sex. it defies simple theological explanation. as long as there is no explanation, I don't much have the desire to join the church's crusade against gay civil unions/marriage etc.