- 17 Jan 2017 16:16
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It is still perfectly acceptable to tell children heterosexuality is normal.
Yes.
No. And if the kid is gay or bisexual, then this actually decreases the confusion significantly.
We are actually removing confusion and making it easier for kids.
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As for the argument that being tolerant of homosexuality is somehow increasing STI rates:
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm ... id=1091788
So being tolerant of homosexuality decreases the HIV rate.
There is a crack in everything,
That's how the light gets in...
One Degree wrote:Well, children do live in all the situations described in the above posts so I am not sure of the value of the debate.
Sexual confusion is a problem most children deal with and our current lifestyle choices are making this more difficult for children. This is the real problem we need to be facing. How is it possible to give them a foundation to start from no matter the life style choice of their home? Originally we simply told them heterosexuality was normal, but now that is no longer acceptable.
It is still perfectly acceptable to tell children heterosexuality is normal.
Is it right to tell a young child it is okay to be homosexual?
Yes.
Does this just add to their confusion?
No. And if the kid is gay or bisexual, then this actually decreases the confusion significantly.
Yet, if the parents are homosexual then you can't expect them to say it is not normal. I doubt this would be any more confusing than having parents who are swingers, but we are adding new layers to the confusion of our children. We need to look at this very closely and very clinically without political bias.
We are actually removing confusion and making it easier for kids.
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As for the argument that being tolerant of homosexuality is somehow increasing STI rates:
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm ... id=1091788
- Abstract:
We empirically investigate the effect of tolerance for gays on the spread of HIV in the United States. Using a state-level panel dataset spanning the mid-1970s to the mid-1990s, we find that tolerance is negatively associated with the HIV rate. We then investigate the causal mechanisms potentially underlying this relationship. We find evidence consistent with the theory that tolerance for homosexuals causes low-risk men to enter the pool of homosexual partners, as well as causes sexually active men to substitute away from underground, anonymous, and risky behaviors, both of which lower the HIV rate.
So being tolerant of homosexuality decreases the HIV rate.
There is a crack in everything,
That's how the light gets in...