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To: cosmicforce who wrote (154296)	12/16/2004 6:06:56 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

you are mean :-) I was sort of tiptoeing around that

To: cosmicforce who wrote (154296)	12/16/2004 6:35:45 PM
From: one_less	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

"Nor should they be marginalized because of it." what is being marginalized, Homosexuals? What is the mechanism that is marginalizing them, and what margin are you referring to... the margin of what? How is anything Neocon is doing or advocating the cause of this?

To: cosmicforce who wrote (154296)	12/16/2004 6:41:41 PM
From: goldworldnet	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

There have been taboos against homosexuality since antiquity. Forgive me if I don't consider you enlightened. * * *

To: cosmicforce who wrote (154296)	12/17/2004 7:43:38 AM
From: Neocon	Respond to of 281500

Your first premise is bogus. We do not know how malleable sexual orientation is. It seems apparent that some people cannot change their sexual orientation, but given the existence of jailhouse homosexuals who revert to heterosexuality upon release, it is likely enough that there is some significant number of circumstantial homosexuals. In any event, it ia matter of controversy, and has not been resolved. Additionally, it is generally acknowledged that few pedophiles will be cured, but the persistence of the trait by itself does no make it acceptable, much less normal. Finally, from a historical perspective, civil union is an invitation to come closer to be mainstreamed, not per se a move to marginalization.