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To: Colofornian
That's like saying that any number of sexual thrills picked up as a child--be they heterosexual, homosexual, or whatever, aren't translated into adulthood.

There is a difference between pedophilia and homosexuality. Heterosexuals can be pedophiles too. A homosexual is by definition an adult interested in adults of the same sex.

186 posted on 10/12/2004 7:28:41 PM PDT by pharmamom (Just give the entire Middle East some Zoloft)
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To: pharmamom
There is a difference between pedophilia and homosexuality. Heterosexuals can be pedophiles too. A homosexual is by definition an adult interested in adults of the same sex.

Yes, I agree. But to cite one study, just because you can say that over 60% of homosexuals can clearly point to no abuse/pedophilia issues in their childhood background, the fact that perhaps up to almost 40% of homosexuals say they were sexually abused/molested as children does play a significant part in orienting people certain ways. And not all of those sexual abuse cases involved homosexuals. For example, some women, having been raped as girls, are totally turned off by men; some have turned to lesbian relationships. So I'm not automatically talking about homosexual pedophiles.

My point is simple: You say homosexuality cannot be caught like a virus. Well, what about heterosexual men who abuse girls who then become lesbians. Can you not point to sexual trauma as a child leading to lesbianism? What about homosexual men who abuse boys who go on to become homosexuals? Can you not point to that sexual trauma for those children as a training factor where indeed the cycle of unnatural orientations are passed down?

187 posted on 10/12/2004 7:39:53 PM PDT by Colofornian
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