Originally posted by robbie carrobie"There are differences between men and women in the consequences of same-sex activity. But most importantly, the consequences of homosexual activity are distinct from the consequences of heterosexual activity. As a physician, it is my duty to inform patients of the health risks of gay sex, and to discourage them from indulging in harmful behavior. "
Dr. Diggs is reporting as a medical practitioner and he's my hero, so you take that back! 😛 Na seriously, he makes the quite valid point,
There are differences between men and women in the consequences of same-sex activity. [b]But most importantly, the consequences of homosexual activity are distinct from the consequences of heterosexual activi ...[text shortened]... between the consequences of homosexual practice and that of heterosexual, we should ignore it?
The acts he describes can be and are practiced by heterosexual couples and the promiscuity he describes exists in some heteros, too. He would have more credibility in my book if he stuck to the sexual acts, not the sexual orientation. You asked about whether he seemed biased, and I said why I think he is. I still think that. It however is not the end of the world or defeating of his point.
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Originally posted by robbie carrobieYour terminology ("sexual preferences" ) indicates your beliefs about this, and of course it is accepted that if something is a preference, it IS mutable. The better word is "orientation," as it is neutral as to mutability. This is because it is not at all proven that sexual orientation is mutable. This is a matter to be settled by facts, not opinion or faith. But given the religious concept of sin, it follows that religious people who disapprove of homosexuality as a sin, have to think it is voluntarily mutable. So your wording and what else is known about you suggests a bias that is not based at this point in time on known facts, but is based on faith.
do you think that homosexuality is immutable? what evidence do you have for the claim? if not, why are you making it akin to a persons racial characteristics, which most certainly are immutable? are you claiming that a person cannot change their sexual preferences like their racial characteristics?
However, it is also generally accepted that the actual choices of whether to engage in sex, and the gender of partners, are voluntary choices, between consenting adults, regardless of whether the orientation is mutable.
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Originally posted by JS357the claim has never been made that these things cannot be practised by heterosexuals as well. He does however draw a destination and provides data for why there should be a distinction.
"There are differences between men and women in the consequences of same-sex activity. But most importantly, the consequences of homosexual activity are distinct from the consequences of heterosexual activity. As a physician, it is my duty to inform patients of the health risks of gay sex, and to discourage them from indulging in harmful behavior. "
The act ...[text shortened]... k he is. I still think that. It however is not the end of the world or defeating of his point.
Originally posted by JS357No I do not think orientation is a better word, in fact its a piece of subtle propaganda used to remove what was considered the stigma of homosexual relationships. I had a college lecturer when I was studying art and design who was openly gay, he used the term sexual preference.
Your terminology ("sexual preferences" ) indicates your beliefs about this, and of course it is accepted that if something is a preference, it IS mutable. The better word is "orientation," as it is neutral as to mutability. This is because it is not at all proven that sexual orientation is mutable. This is a matter to be settled by facts, not opinion or faith. ...[text shortened]... untary choices, between consenting adults, regardless of whether the orientation is mutable.
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Originally posted by stellspalfieHomosexuals Failing to Disclose Their HIV Status to Sex Partners
PASS. care deaths are accidental, the passing STD's and physical damage incurred during sex is accidental.
· A study presented July 13, 2000 at the XIII International aids Conference in Durban, South Africa disclosed that a significant number of homosexual and bisexual men with hiv "continue to engage in unprotected sex with people who have no idea they could be contracting HIV."[4] Researchers from the University of California, San Francisco found that thirty-six percent of homosexuals engaging in unprotected oral, anal, or vaginal sex failed to disclose that they were HIV positive to casual sex partners.[5]
FAIL
http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=Is01B1