Re: Big gay essay
Posted by Yer Humble Host on 7/27/2006, 5:12 pm, in reply to "Re: Big gay essay"
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Law, etchics, discourse, morality, etc., all of which are man-made concepts and all of which may somehow be related to sexual orientation are inheretly political. Anything that can be argued is inherently political. Sexuality cannot be argued. It's just there. It's biolgical and instinctive. The only thing that can be argued is our REACTION to sexuality, which is a different thing entirely. Thus, again, my point that having a specific sexuality does not equate to having a specific political viewpoint. --Previous Message--
: What issues are "inherently
: political"?
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: --Previous Message--
: Sexual orientation has been
: POLITICIZED, to be sure, just as
: race, ethnicity, and dietary
: preference. These things, however,
: are not INHERENTLY political,
: which is what I was pointing out.
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: Once again, the fact that two
: inidividuals share a sexual
: orientation (or a skin color) does
: not mean that they share a
: political philosophy. You and I
: are proof of that.
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: While there may be cases where it
: might be politically expedient for
: all homosexuals to speak with one
: political voice, it clearly isn't
: going to happen, what with that
: pesky free will and all.
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: --Previous Message--
: I had lots of reactions to your
: essay, most of which I think I'd
: better address at my own site
: someday. One question for now,
: though: how can sexual orientation
: be politically neutral when
: discrimination based on that
: factor is alive and well? Doesn't
: the fact of that discrimination,
: and that "enemies of sexual
: freedom must be fought off,"
: make sexuality political?
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