Subscribe"Even male homosexual behavior occurs on something resembling an estrus cycle--about once a month." [posted by jefgodesky]Once-a-month. Yeah, riiiight!
Cornell psychologist Daryl Bem has proposed an intriguing theory for how CGN might lead to homosexuality. According to this pathway, which he calls "the exotic becomes erotic," children are born with traits for temperament, such as aggression and activity level, that predispose them to male-typical or female-typical activities. They seek out playmates with the same interests. So a boy whose traits lead him to hopscotch and away from rough play will feel different from, and ostracized by, other boys. This leads to physiological arousal of fear and anger in their presence, arousal that eventually is transformed from exotic to erotic.
Critics of homosexuality have used Bem's theory, which stresses environment over biology, to argue that sexual orientation is not inborn and not fixed. But Bem says this pathway is triggered by biological traits, and he doesn't really see how the outcome of homosexuality can be changed.
Bailey says whether or not Bem's theory holds up, the environment most worth focusing in on is the one a child experiences when he's in his mother's womb.
"‘Untrammeled homosexuality can take over and destroy a social system,’ says Cameron. ‘If you isolate sexuality as something solely for one’s own personal amusement, and all you want is the most satisfying orgasm you can get- and that is what homosexuality seems to be-then homosexuality seems too powerful to resist. The evidence is that men do a better job on men and women on women, if all you are looking for is orgasm.’ So powerful is the allure of gays, Cameron believes, that if society approves that gay people, more and more heterosexuals will be inexorably drawn into homosexuality. ‘I’m convinced that lesbians are particularly good seducers,’ says Cameron. ‘People in homosexuality are incredibly evangelical,’ he adds, sounding evangelical himself. ‘It’s pure sexuality. It’s almost like pure heroin. It’s such a rush. They are committed in almost a religious way. And they’ll take enormous risks, do anything.’ He says that for married men and women, gay sex would be irresistible. ‘Martial sex tends toward the boring end,’ he points out. ‘Generally, it doesn’t deliver the kind of sheer sexual pleasure that homosexual sex does’ So, Cameron believes, within a few generations homosexuality would be come the dominant form of sexual behavior." [source]
posted by ColdChef at 4:59 PM on August 15, 2005