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Article #139797Re: Halifax Pride Festival gets "Hallmark" status
From: demibee
Date: Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:44
Date: Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:44
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On Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:36:52 -0300, Brian Smith wrote: > demibee wrote: >> There's a difference between "not normal" and "not typical." A >> genuinely ABNORMAL condition has serious implications for the health of >> the person with the condition (or for the health of others around that >> person). Homosexuality simply doesn't fall into that category. > > Perhaps in your opinion, but that is not the opinion of everyone. Opinions are irrelevant... It's a demonstrable fact. Homosexual people are no more likely to be dangerous, in any way, than are heterosexual people. Time and time again, study after study, it's been shown they have no higher or lower propensity for inappropriate behaviour (e.g., sexual assault, child molestation, violence) than do heterosexuals. So... What dangers would you say they pose that would make their "atypical" lifestyle an "abnormal" (read, concerning) one? db
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