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To: William Terrell
Did you have an answer for this question?

>>Why would a young adult that hasn't been exposed to the bad behavior, that hasn't been abused, that's had the best environment, that hasn't had any of the behavioral reasons to be gay, be gay anyway?<<

148 posted on 06/25/2004 4:27:32 PM PDT by evad (What's BAD for democRATs is GOOD for America)
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To: evad
Why would a young adult that hasn't been exposed to the bad behavior, that hasn't been abused, that's had the best environment, that hasn't had any of the behavioral reasons to be gay, be gay anyway?

Maybe the assumption of no abuse is wrong. I read of a study done by FBI profilers on sex offenders. When questioned, only a small percent admitted any sexual/physical abuse as a child. However, when they were given a more intensive questionnaire, 75% were identified as having been molested/abused as children.

150 posted on 06/25/2004 4:44:46 PM PDT by tuesday afternoon (Everything happens for a reason.)
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To: evad; William Terrell
">>Why would a young adult that hasn't been exposed to the bad behavior, that hasn't been abused, that's had the best environment, that hasn't had any of the behavioral reasons to be gay, be gay anyway?<<"

Thanks for bringing my attention to a fact that we are now uncovering. It will blow both feminism and homosexual advocacy out of the policy waters.

"THE SCIENCE OF GAY PARENTING"
by Maggie Gallagher
Excerpt:
"And sure enough, an astute plumber of footnotes discovers similar flaws in the studies Wald cites: Most compare children of gay parents to "heterosexual families" headed by single mothers. The most optimistic conclusion you could come to from this body of research, if honestly reported, would be: Gay Parents No Worse Than Single Mothers, On Average."

...not to mention bringing us a little humor!

As for cites to references on this, they are all over the Net and were authored by many.
155 posted on 06/25/2004 4:55:51 PM PDT by familyop (Essayons)
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To: evad
Why would a young adult that hasn't been exposed to the bad behavior, that hasn't been abused, that's had the best environment, that hasn't had any of the behavioral reasons to be gay, be gay anyway?

Well, I don't know of any and if I did, I'd need to know the details.

It could be some things.

As homosexuality becomes more advertised to the younger people, there may be a number that think it's cool to declare themselves homosexual. The same goes for rebellion against parental guidance, expressed as a claim of homosexuality, instead of black leather jackets, to shock and declare independence. None of these would really be homosexual, of course.

Respondents to the question that would end up as that kind of statistic may be lying about their home life and pressures because they are ashamed of the situation, if the study was just a questionnaire instead of case by case.

These are just the ones that came to mind. Maybe I could think of more if I though about it.

157 posted on 06/25/2004 4:57:16 PM PDT by William Terrell (Individuals can exist without government but government can't exist without individuals.)
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