Homosexuality
Ragtime wrote:
Sopho wrote:
Ragtime wrote:
greenblue wrote:
Ragtime wrote:
It specifies both masculine-personality gay men and feminine-personality gay men, and condemns them both on the basis of gay sexual activity.
It's funny you mention this, you just remind us about the gender roles that existed at that time, and how women were viewed and were suppose to be, and how men were suppose to be.
Are you saying there's no difference between men and women?
There are no differences that are universal to EVERY man or EVERY woman. You can't say X, Y and Z apply to every woman. Everyone as an INDIVIDUAL is different.
Then you don't absolutely-only want to be with a woman, case closed.
BS.
The only people I ever like are women. I don't claim to like EVERY woman. I also don't like ANY men like that either.
Sopho wrote:
Ragtime wrote:
Sopho wrote:
Ragtime wrote:
greenblue wrote:
Ragtime wrote:
It specifies both masculine-personality gay men and feminine-personality gay men, and condemns them both on the basis of gay sexual activity.
It's funny you mention this, you just remind us about the gender roles that existed at that time, and how women were viewed and were suppose to be, and how men were suppose to be.
Are you saying there's no difference between men and women?
There are no differences that are universal to EVERY man or EVERY woman. You can't say X, Y and Z apply to every woman. Everyone as an INDIVIDUAL is different.
Then you don't absolutely-only want to be with a woman, case closed.
BS.
The only people I ever like are women. I don't claim to like EVERY woman. I also don't like ANY men like that either.
I am really amazed by that logic! (Ragtime's quote)
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greenblue wrote:
Sopho wrote:
Ragtime wrote:
Sopho wrote:
Ragtime wrote:
greenblue wrote:
Ragtime wrote:
It specifies both masculine-personality gay men and feminine-personality gay men, and condemns them both on the basis of gay sexual activity.
It's funny you mention this, you just remind us about the gender roles that existed at that time, and how women were viewed and were suppose to be, and how men were suppose to be.
Are you saying there's no difference between men and women?
There are no differences that are universal to EVERY man or EVERY woman. You can't say X, Y and Z apply to every woman. Everyone as an INDIVIDUAL is different.
Then you don't absolutely-only want to be with a woman, case closed.
BS.
The only people I ever like are women. I don't claim to like EVERY woman. I also don't like ANY men like that either.
I am really amazed by that logic!
Yeah, I accept that women share qualities and faults that men have, so therefore I must want to have sex with men as well. LOL What an idiot.
Sopho wrote:
Ragtime wrote:
As I've mentioned, I have been mentally gay before, and it seemed VERY natural at the time. I was quite enthusiatic about it, too. So yes, I can WELL imagine it, thank you very much. However, I'm not anymore, and thinking about men-on-men makes me physically sick.
Then you were never gay to begin with.
Then why did I enjoy the thoughts so much?
Why is this, shall I say, "doctrine of gay permanence" so important to you? It just doesn't make any sense. It's entirely theoretical! I mean, you believe everyone has a gay/straight ratio, right? Well, if someone was 63% gay, why on Earth would you assume they'll always be 63%? Haven't you ever heard of latent homosexuality? Those are people who practiced, felt, and thought totally straight until middle age. (Note: sex hormone balances change greatly as a person ages.)
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Ragtime wrote:
Sopho wrote:
Ragtime wrote:
As I've mentioned, I have been mentally gay before, and it seemed VERY natural at the time. I was quite enthusiatic about it, too. So yes, I can WELL imagine it, thank you very much. However, I'm not anymore, and thinking about men-on-men makes me physically sick.
Then you were never gay to begin with.
Then why did I enjoy the thoughts so much?
Then you mustn't be straight either.
Ragtime wrote:
Why is this, shall I say, "doctrine of gay permanence so important to you? It just doesn't make any sense. It's entirely theoretical! I mean, you believe everyone has a gay/straight ratio, right? Well, if someone was 63% gay, why on Earth would you assume they'll always be 63%? Haven't you ever heard of latent homosexuality? Those are people who practiced, felt, and thought totally straight until middle age. (Note: sex hormone balances change greatly as a person ages.)
It's important to me because people who don't accept it try to suggest that you can then stop being gay by choice. Which completely undermines all the s**t some people go through in school because of it.
And yes, I've heard of latent homosexuality. Not the definition you gave though. And latent homosexuality is often linked to homophobia. And I also know hormone balances change as someone gets older.
greenblue wrote:
Ragtime wrote:
Sopho wrote:
greenblue wrote:
Ragtime wrote:
It specifies both masculine-personality gay men and feminine-personality gay men, and condemns them both on the basis of gay sexual activity.
It's funny you mention this, you just remind us about the gender roles that existed at that time, and how women were viewed and were suppose to be, and how men were suppose to be.
Yeah, who cares whether they man is feminine or masculine?
God.
I didn't know God was sexist, I suppose the God from the bible might be.
I think the Creator of the sexes had some reason for making two instead of making us all the same. (And, by the way, it's not possible for God, being God, to be sexist. I'm always so glad, greenblue, that you think better in real life than you do in arguments
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Sopho wrote:
Ragtime wrote:
As I've mentioned, I have been mentally gay before, and it seemed VERY natural at the time. I was quite enthusiatic about it, too. So yes, I can WELL imagine it, thank you very much. However, I'm not anymore, and thinking about men-on-men makes me physically sick.
Then you were never gay to begin with.
By the way, that's what the Bible says about "Christians" who stop believing -- that they were never Christians to begin with. I didn't know being gay was a religion.
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Christianity is different than Judaism only in people's minds -- not in the Bible.
Ragtime wrote:
Sopho wrote:
Ragtime wrote:
As I've mentioned, I have been mentally gay before, and it seemed VERY natural at the time. I was quite enthusiatic about it, too. So yes, I can WELL imagine it, thank you very much. However, I'm not anymore, and thinking about men-on-men makes me physically sick.
Then you were never gay to begin with.
By the way, that's what the Bible says about "Christians" who stop believing -- that they were never Christians to begin with. I didn't know being gay was a religion.
No real response as usual...
Sopho wrote:
Ragtime wrote:
yelling at people for more rights than are voted for is just babyish.
I never voted for homophobic Christian conservatives though.
WTH does that mean?
Sopho wrote:
And fighting for you rights is babyish? ROFL shut up.
No, fighting against the natural outcome of votes is babyish. Trying to get the votes in the first place is your right.
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Christianity is different than Judaism only in people's minds -- not in the Bible.
Ragtime wrote:
Sopho wrote:
Ragtime wrote:
yelling at people for more rights than are voted for is just babyish.
I never voted for homophobic Christian conservatives though.
WTH does that mean?
Sopho wrote:
And fighting for you rights is babyish? ROFL shut up.
No, fighting against the natural outcome of votes is babyish. Trying to get the votes in the first place is your right.
Yes, and that's what they're trying to do, by changing the views of society.
Sopho wrote:
Ragtime wrote:
Sopho wrote:
Ragtime wrote:
greenblue wrote:
Ragtime wrote:
It specifies both masculine-personality gay men and feminine-personality gay men, and condemns them both on the basis of gay sexual activity.
It's funny you mention this, you just remind us about the gender roles that existed at that time, and how women were viewed and were suppose to be, and how men were suppose to be.
Are you saying there's no difference between men and women?
There are no differences that are universal to EVERY man or EVERY woman. You can't say X, Y and Z apply to every woman. Everyone as an INDIVIDUAL is different.
Then you don't absolutely-only want to be with a woman, case closed.
BS.
The only people I ever like are women. I don't claim to like EVERY woman. I also don't like ANY men like that either.
So, the women you like -- there could never be a man like them? In what ways, specifically? Is it a vagina thing or what?
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Christianity is different than Judaism only in people's minds -- not in the Bible.
Ragtime wrote:
So, the women you like -- there could never be a man like them? In what ways, specifically? Is it a vagina thing or what?
I've never been physically attracted to a men and I'm 99% sure I never will be. I can't be 100% on anything. You never know, I could even become a Christian one day, I'm 99.9 recurring % sure I never will though. Same for liking men, I'm going from experience.
Sopho wrote:
Ragtime wrote:
Sopho wrote:
Ragtime wrote:
As I've mentioned, I have been mentally gay before, and it seemed VERY natural at the time. I was quite enthusiatic about it, too. So yes, I can WELL imagine it, thank you very much. However, I'm not anymore, and thinking about men-on-men makes me physically sick.
Then you were never gay to begin with.
Then why did I enjoy the thoughts so much?
Then you mustn't be straight either.
Shut up, you're just making sh** up now.
Sopho wrote:
Ragtime wrote:
Why is this, shall I say, "doctrine of gay permanence so important to you? It just doesn't make any sense. It's entirely theoretical! I mean, you believe everyone has a gay/straight ratio, right? Well, if someone was 63% gay, why on Earth would you assume they'll always be 63%? Haven't you ever heard of latent homosexuality? Those are people who practiced, felt, and thought totally straight until middle age. (Note: sex hormone balances change greatly as a person ages.)
It's important to me because people who don't accept it try to suggest that you can then stop being gay by choice. Which completely undermines all the sh** some people go through in school because of it.
Well, it might help a certain cause, but that's no reason to preach it as proven fact when it's not. I guess all research on homosexuality is complete and definitive, because that's what you're implying.
Sopho wrote:
And yes, I've heard of latent homosexuality. Not the definition you gave though. And latent homosexuality is often linked to homophobia. And I also know hormone balances change as someone gets older.
Actually, "homophobia" is linked to being straight. That's because "homophobia" as it's defined by the word's users doesn't just mean fear, but resistance. Anyone who resists gayness is labeled a "homophobe".
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