Posted on 10/08/2007 9:46:37 AM PDT by thehumanlynx
Ok, I posted a link to a video trailer and review of this movie. I've been corresponding with some of the supporters and makers of this movie and I got an email, here is a copy.
Tell me what you think,
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I see that you have your beliefs and will never change them but I just want to respond to some of your arguments.
"What rights are you missing that I have as a straight guy? None, you are afforded the exact same constitutional rights as I am." --A straight couple can marry, thus receive all the benefits and rights, tax breaks, and protections provided by the government. Federal law protects you from discrimination at work based on race, country of origin, religious choice. In 26 states you can be fired for being gay. A straight person does not have to hide their sexual orientation to serve in the military. Etc.
"Hate crimes? Hate crimes are a joke." ---I am sure Matthew Shepard's parents would be disgusted to hear a good Christian thinks that their son being tortured and beaten to death is 'funny';or the parents of every black man ever lynched, or every Jew gassed by the the Nazi's or every Christian crucified by the Roman's was 'a joke crime'. Crimes motivated by invidious hatred toward particular groups not only harm individual victims but cause societal distress (even riots) as a message of intolerance and discrimination to all members of the group to which the victim belongs.
"B/c if homosexuality is innate, there would be some marker indicating so. There is no such biological marker. Your only marker is that you say you are gay." ---In 1993, Dean Hamer found the genetic marker Xq28 on the X chromosome. Hamer's study found a link between the Xq28 marker and male homosexuality. Several mutations have been identified in flies, such as changes in the fruitless gene, cause male flies to court and attempt to mate with other males. Yes, some dispute this because when a modified male fruit fly is isolated with only female fruit flies, then he will attempt to mate with them. Yet, that is similar to heterosexual men imprisoned who partake in homosexual activities.
"You can choose to believe that or not, but I also know that there is no biological reason for homosexuality, it is a result of nurture, not nature." ---Assuming that you are not a scientist or homosexual, you have no credentials to put forth your 'belief' that "homosexuality is a choice" as a fact. I am fine with you believing what you want. But believing something doesn't make it fact. Recent studies have found notable differences between the physiology of gay people and straight people. There is evidence that: • The average size of the INAH-3 in the brains of gay men is approximately the same size as INAH 3 in women, which is significantly smaller, and the cells more densely packed, than in heterosexual men's brains. • The anterior commissure is larger in women than men, and larger in gay men than in straight men. • Gay men's brains respond differently to fluoxetine, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor. • The functioning of the inner ear and the central auditory system in lesbians and bisexual women are more like the functional properties found in men than in straight women (the researchers argued this finding was consistent with the prenatal hormonal theory of sexual orientation. • The startle response (eyeblink following a loud sound) is similarly masculinized in lesbians and bisexual women. • Three regions of the brain (medial prefrontal cortex, left hippocampus, and right amygdala) are more active in gay men than straight men when exposed to sexually arousing material. • Gay and straight people emit different armpit odors. • Gay and straight people's brains respond differently to two human sex pheromones (AND, found in male armpit secretions, and EST, found in female urine). • Gay men have, on an average, slightly longer and thicker penises than straight men. • Finger length ratios between the index and ring fingers may be different between straight and lesbian women.
I know you guys have seen many of these claims, so I was just curious if you had read these studies. Thanks
I thought there are punishments when one member of the military gets another one pregnant.
Not if they are related. Or even if they are adopted siblings by different parents.
But not based on political ideology.
Why should sexual beliefs/fetishes be different?
Smokers can be fired even if they do not smoke at their job or on company time.
Again there is no reference to the victim's political ideology in any hate crime legislation, so when Bush-Cheney signs are covered with swastikas, cars are keyed, homes are spray painted, supporters are assaulted, tires are slashed, etc. it is not a "hate crime".
Hate crime laws do not protect everyone equally. They discriminate and do so to protect liberal voting blocks. It is a Stalinist tactic used to silence debate over things like teaching children about homosexuality. If you oppose teaching them about it, you engage in hate speech.
What? Oh, right. It is called: CHILD SUPPORT! But, what if the two service members are married too each other, which there are a lot of those now days? No, there is NO article in the UCMJ that says that. There are a lot of single female service members who get pregnant, either by military or civilian personnel. They live with one or the other in some cases. If she gets pregnant, she does not get kicked out of the military. In days gone by, that was the rule, but long since changed. No longer. Females in the military can have a family just the same as a male can. And, they DO NOT have to be married. A single female can have 5 kids by 5 different men, and remain on active duty.
Is it right next to the cross-dressing gene? Because not everyone who crossdresses is a homosexual (Edward D. Wood Jr. for example).
We are born naked. Clothing is dictated by culture and fashion.
There is no genetic component to crossdressing.
The whole notion that it is "natural" is ducking the bigger issue. The Sex Positive agenda as advocated by Kinsey, Reich, and feminists seeks to end all moral judgement over sexual pairings regardless of sex, age, relation, marital status, number, or species of partner(s). Go to the positive.org site (I think that is the link). They say "Just Say Yes" because there are too many fuddy duddys telling you to say "no". They see sexual pleasure as a birthright and seek to see everyone sexually active at every age. It is unbridled hedonism. Genetics have nothing to do with their ideology.
Considering all the recreational drug use (which also affect serotonin) you have to ask if that was also factored in.
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