Straight Talk

A few words on behalf of our “breeder” friends.

Discrimination is evil.  We accept people for who they are.  We’ve always believed heterosexuals should have the same rights as gays.  As long as someone can act gay in public, we could care less what they do in the privacy of their bedrooms.

Having said that, I think it’s time to clear up a few misconceptions about heterosexuals and the “straight” lifestyle.

“Heterosexuals threaten the welfare of our children”

This is false.  Most heterosexuals are not child molesters.  While most incidents of child molestation are heterosexual, the majority of breeders (with the possible exception of the Catholic clergy) prefers adult partners of the opposite sex and is not attracted to children. 

“Children of heterosexuals are in danger of becoming breeders”

This is absolutely untrue.  Whether a child grows up to be straight or gay has nothing at all to do with the sexual orientation of the parents.  My parents were both straight.  So were my partner’s.  Whatever the determinants are that act to mold a child’s sexual orientation, they appear to occur either prior to birth during the development of the embryo, or within the first few months or years of life, long before the onset of sexual awareness.  We have no idea if it’s nature, nurture or some combination of the two.  What we do know is that “it ain’t catching”.

“Heterosexuals can be cured”

Heterosexuality is no longer defined as a mental disorder so there’s nothing to “cure”.  While feeling an attraction to the opposite sex may seem bizarre, and can certainly be stressful during adolescence, breeders need to understand and accept themselves for whom and what they are.  Only when they’ve done this can they expect acceptance from the larger society.  Heterosexuality is not “curable” and attempting to change someone’s attraction from members of the opposite sex to others of the same sex can only damage the breeder and frustrate the therapist. 

“God hates breeders”

He probably does.  God hates everyone. He’s not crazy about shellfish either.  Don’t worry about it.

“Straight marriages are a threat to domestic partnerships”

There is absolutely no evidence to suggest that heterosexual marriages in any way undermine gay domestic partnerships.  Whenever loving relationships are encouraged and recognized, society is strengthened as a result.  This is true whether the relationship involved is gay or straight.

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