More Debunking
If only there were one or two tired arguments to refute. However, those crafty little anti-gay folks just keep coming up with more ways to look foolish. Here’s the next batch:
- “Sexual reorientation therapy has proven effective for those with unwanted homosexual attractions” — it sure has. Why, given the right sort of therapy you can pretty much get anyone to agree to anything — especially if it makes the pain go away and helps you fit in better. Every cult leader knows that. The downside is that the people who have gone through this ‘therapy’ have largely fallen back into their ‘sinful ways’ at the first opportunity, and/or developed significant mental problems (maybe due to repression and post-traumatic stress? Just guessing…).
- “For many youth, homosexual attraction develops due to negative or traumatic experiences, such as sexual abuse. These students need therapy for the trauma, not affirmation of a ‘gay identity.’” — I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling nauseous. It’s hard to argue against the need for therapy after sexual abuse. On the other hand, when statistics clearly show that an equal percentage of heterosexual and homosexual persons suffer abuse, causation isn’t merely labored, it’s non-existent.
- “Homosexuals are promiscuous or avoid long-term relationships” — well, some are/ do. In fact, it’s about half-and-half for gay men (therefore, about the same percentage in long-term monogamous relationships as heterosexual men) and about 70% of lesbians are in a long-term relationship (which is around 10-15% MORE LIKELY than heterosexual women to be in a long-term relationship). In other words, this kind of argument is complete crap.