If being a gay male is biologically determined, then teaching kids about it will not have any later effect on sexual orientation. The 7 to 14% of the kids will still be gay while the majority will not, regardless of the efforts one way or another.
Behavior towards gays is another question. That is determined by the family and peers. Demonstrate hostility to those different from you and the kid will do the same. Show tolerance and most likely the kid will be tolerant of those who are perceived as different. larry -- Larry C. Lyons ColdFusion/Web Developer Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer EBStor.com 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 tel: (703) 393-7930 fax: (703) 393-2659 Web: http://www.ebstor.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. -- > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Ross [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 10:13 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Super Duper Controversial post....heheh > > > You first paragraph, I completely agree with, I think these > days there are not many who would (I would hope). However I > have a question on the second paragraph (and for the others > that say that). > > ******Note this next sentence is not meant to be directly > pointed at Hatton or anyone else********** > > If its okay with you for them to have equal rights what are > you afraid of having your kids learn about them? Could it be > that as a society we are not yet completely comfortable with > the issue thus people might be afraid there kids might become > (or are, not getting into the Larry, Kevin discussion) gay? > > Public respect for not making out, and touchy feely stuff is > not appropriate for kids, it doesn't matter what their > orientation.....but what is there to be afraid of to have > kids learn about that. If you want your kids to grow > respecting people and everything about them, by not teaching > them about gay people when they learn about Man and Women, > you are indirectly telling them its wrong. (I can't get this > last sentence to say what I mean........) > > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/09/02 09:55AM >>> > The Civil Rights movement was originally designed to try and > break down > the barriers that kept blacks out of board rooms and country > clubs. I > am in complete agreement with the concept of making sure that > the color > of a person's skin, their religous or sexual preferences... > even nasty > habits all be ignored when it comes to jobs, benifits and freedoms. > > However, I also agree wholeheartedly that I should not be > forced to have > my daughter taught that "sometimes men just love men and > women just love > women" when she gets to elementary school. > > Hatton > > Larry Lyons wrote: > > > Given that the consensus now is that homosexuality is > biologically based, I > > take it that you consider it ok to discriminate against > people based on > > factors that they cannot control. > > > > Isn't that what the civil rights stuff in the late 50's and > early 60's was > > all about? > > > > > > -- > > Larry C. Lyons > > ColdFusion/Web Developer > > Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer > > EBStor.com > > 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 > > Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 > > tel: (703) 393-7930 > > fax: (703) 393-2659 > > Web: http://www.ebstor.com > > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. > > -- > > > > > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: Kevin Schmidt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >>Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 5:00 PM > >>To: CF-Community > >>Subject: RE: Super Duper Controversial post....heheh > >> > >> > >>Here is my take on Homosexuality. What you do in the > privacy of your > >>own home is your business. I support equal rights for gay > >>people, they > >>are people, they don't however, deserve special rights. > >> > >> > >> > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: Beth F [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >>Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 3:59 PM > >>To: CF-Community > >>Subject: Super Duper Contraversial post....heheh > >> > >>The Bible contains six admonishments to homosexuals and 362 > >>admonishments > >>to heterosexuals. That doesn't mean that God doesn't love > >>heterosexuals. > >>It's just that they need more supervision. ~Lynn Lavner > >> > >> If homosexuality is a disease, let's all call in queer to > >>work: "Hello. > >> Can't work today, still queer." ~Robin Tyler > >> > >> I'd rather be black than gay because when you're black you > don't have > >>to > >>tell your mother. ~Charles Pierce, 1980 > >> > >> War. Rape. Murder. Poverty. Equal rights for gays. Guess > >>which one the > >>Southern Baptist Convention is protesting? ~The Value of Families > >> > >> Jesse Helms and Newt Gingrich were shaking hands congratulating > >>themselves on the introduction of an antigay bill in Congress. If it > >>passes, > >>they won't be able to shake hands, because it will then be > >>illegal for > >>a > >>prick to touch an asshole. ~Judy Carter > >> > >> 'You could move.' ~Abigail Van Buren, "Dear Abby," in > >>response to a > >>reader who complained that a gay couple was moving in across > >>the street > >>and > >>wanted to know what he could do to improve the quality of the > >>neighborhood. > >> > >> The one bonus of not lifting the ban on gays in the > military is that > >>the > >>next time the government mandates a draft we can all declare > >>homosexuality > >>instead of running off to Canada. ~Lorne Bloch > >> > >> Why can't they have gay people in the army? Personally, I > think they > >>are > >>just afraid of a thousand guys with M16s going, "Who'd you call a > >>faggot?" > >>~ Jon Stewart > >> > >> My lesbianism is an act of Christian charity. All those women out > >>there > >>praying for a man, and I'm giving them my share. > ~Rita Mae Brown > >> > >> Soldiers who are not afraid of guns, bombs, capture, > torture or death > >>say > >>they are afraid of homosexuals. Clearly we should not be used as > >>soldiers; > >>we should be used as weapons. ~Letter to the Editor, The Advocate > >> > >> You don't have to be straight to be in the military; you > just have to > >>be > >>able to shoot straight. ~Barry Goldwater > >> > >> Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable > seeing two men > >>holding guns than holding hands? ~Ernest Gaines > >> > >> My own belief is that there is hardly anyone whose sexual > life, if it > >>were > >>broadcast, would not fill the world at large with surprise > and horror. > >>~W. Somerset Maugham > >> > >> Drag is when a man wears everything a lesbian won't. ~Author > >>Unknown > >> > >> If male homosexuals are called "gay," then female > >>homosexuals should be > >>called "ecstatic." ~Shelly Roberts > >> > >> My mother took me to a psychiatrist when I was fifteen because she > >>thought > >>I was a latent homosexual. There was nothing latent about it. > >> ~Amanda > >>Bearse > >> > >> Some women can't say the word lesbian...even when their > mouth is full > >>of > >>one. ~Kate Clinton > >> > >> No matter how far in or out of the closet you are, you still have a > >>next > >>step. ~Author Unknown > >> > >> It always seemed to me a bit pointless to disapprove of > >>homosexuality. > >>It's like disapproving of rain. ~Francis Maude > >> > >> The only queer people are those who don't love anybody. > ~Rita Mae > >>Brown > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
