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To: epicure who wrote (9913)	4/19/2002 11:06:47 AM
From: jlallen	Respond to of 21057

I don't believe I ever used the word "abnormal". Not sure about JC. I don't believe homosexual behavior is "normal" and that it is aberrant in that the vast majority of men and women are heterosexual. It is a bit shallow, IMO, to suggest that just because some type of behavior is "common" it is therefore validated. Such behavior is unacceptable to me in the way I choose to lead my life. On the other hand, I don't single out homosexuals of either sex for some sort of special disapprobation, I don't condone violence against homosexuals nor do I believe these behaviors can be regulated or should be.

To: epicure who wrote (9913)	4/19/2002 11:22:32 AM
From: J. C. Dithers	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 21057

X, I have never used the term "abnormal" in these discussions. In the context of all that has been said in this general discussion, the only place where I would use that term is with regard to homosexuality itself. I agree with you that words should be chosen carefully, and even then that they may not be entirely accurate. I define homosexuality as a condition characterized by a sexual preference for members of one's own sex, as opposed to the opposite sex. I would use "abnormal" to describe that condition because homosexuals constitute a very small percentage of the population. For example, if that were to be 5%, then "normal" -- the norm, the standard, the usual -- is defined by the other 95% who are heterosexual. This is further reinforced by the obvious fact that human sexual organs are mated to enable heterosexual sex for the purpose of procreation; i.e., that there is a "normal" or a priori form of sex, which is heterosexual.