tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post1270514474301566827..comments2024-03-23T12:05:23.537-05:00Comments on The Wild Reed: What Is a “Lifestyle”?Michael J. Baylyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03087458490602152648noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-30327753824830143602008-06-29T14:45:00.000-05:002008-06-29T14:45:00.000-05:00"GLBT people live "a mode of life which sees no pr..."GLBT people live "a mode of life which sees no problem with genital sexual relations between members of the same sex" but the term "lifestyle" when used about heterosexuals includes much more than sex."<BR/><BR/>Androphiles and gynophiles, bisexuals, and trans have no "mode of life" that can so easily be dismissed as having "no problem with genital sexual relations." That is clearly FALSE. Many people, including heterophiles, have immense issues with genital expression: It is called "kink." Or in polite society: paraphilia.<BR/><BR/>And, while no single aetiology has been determined to cause this pathology, surely repression of natural biological expression, the teachings of weird natural law theory, or even castration by Heaven's Gate personnel before their cosmic travel should give us all pause: Why is something so BASIC as sexual drive so easily subverted and perverted into kink?<BR/><BR/>Not unlike "food-pathologies," since food is BASIC to our constitution's survival, some queer messages seem to twist minds into very sick people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-87506315506621509902008-06-26T11:37:00.000-05:002008-06-26T11:37:00.000-05:00Paula,I can't legitimately speak for anyone else's...Paula,<BR/><BR/>I can't legitimately speak for anyone else's intentions -- nor can you. I simply know that if I use the word "lifestyle," it is not meant to denigrate anyone.<BR/><BR/>I guess I am left wondering: if someone objects to the "lifestyle" language, what would they prefer instead?<BR/><BR/>And can the discussion move beyond nursing grievances to having a discussion about the issues at hand? I think this would be helpful, for both sides, if there is a desire for some kind of actual dialogue to emerge.CDEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01442791960391683444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-27109717232925423022008-06-25T21:44:00.000-05:002008-06-25T21:44:00.000-05:00Clayton, of course GLBT people live "a mode of lif...Clayton, of course GLBT people live "a mode of life which sees no problem with genital sexual relations between members of the same sex" but the term "lifestyle" when used about heterosexuals includes much more than sex<BR/><BR/>It includes family relations, work life, religious life, what they do on weekends. Are these other-than-sexual activities not the same for homosexuals as well?<BR/><BR/>Can you deny that referring to sex only when talking about a gay "lifestyle" is meant to denigrate gays?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-49233591428650732162008-06-25T16:48:00.000-05:002008-06-25T16:48:00.000-05:00Dignity USA seems to be okay with the word "lifest...Dignity USA seems to be okay with the word "lifestyle" - <BR/><BR/>"The Defenders is a club for individuals who value and wish to celebrate both their leather "lifestyle" and their Christian spirituality."<BR/><BR/>See http://www.dignityusa.org/defenders/index.html for the context.<BR/><BR/>If Dignity can say "lifestyle," I don't see why the Archdiocese of Minneapolis can't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-82713492790213905912008-06-24T22:14:00.000-05:002008-06-24T22:14:00.000-05:00Yeah, renegade, whenever I hear about the gay "age...Yeah, renegade, whenever I hear about the gay "agenda" I want to know why I wasn't invited to the meeting where the agenda was distributed.kevin57https://www.blogger.com/profile/01681985465980196347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-50808067556457970592008-06-24T19:19:00.000-05:002008-06-24T19:19:00.000-05:00All of this parsing of the word "lifestyle" seems ...All of this parsing of the word "lifestyle" seems rather disengenuous to me.<BR/><BR/>It seems clear to me that it refers to a mode of life which sees no problem with genital sexual relations between members of the same sex. Is it really so unclear to the dissenters? Or is it only unclear because it's a message they don't want to hear?CDEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01442791960391683444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-16050278471211878802008-06-24T17:38:00.000-05:002008-06-24T17:38:00.000-05:00Another word that was used, but not as much lately...Another word that was used, but not as much lately, was agenda. The gay agenda is less popular to use as a scare tactic.Frank Partisanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03536211653082893030noreply@blogger.com