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Post by wackadoodle on Mar 26, 2009 14:32:48 GMT -5
As if I needed to be reminded how fucking stupid most therapists are. People have been trying to 'cure' homosexuality since before Freud, it simply can't be done. Even if it was, as so many quotes on this site insist, a simple choice their'd be no reason to cure it anymore then you need to cure someone of their love of redheads.
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Post by Paradox on Mar 26, 2009 15:05:43 GMT -5
They tried to cure Turing. Look how well that turned out.
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Post by MozMode on Mar 26, 2009 15:57:59 GMT -5
This is pretty absurd. I guess we're still stuck in the 50's, eh?
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Post by renaissanceblonde on Mar 26, 2009 19:51:02 GMT -5
*facepalm* It took me years to admit that I was bisexual, and about two more before I told my mum. Her reaction: "you don't know until you have sex." Her second reaction: "don't tell your nanna." Her third reaction: "if you get married to a woman, I'm not coming to the wedding." She still maintains this, by the way. Sexuality can't be 'cured'.
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Post by ouabache on Mar 26, 2009 19:57:50 GMT -5
Wait... is everyone on this forum gay except for me?
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Post by Caitshidhe on Mar 26, 2009 20:03:03 GMT -5
Wait... is everyone on this forum gay except for me? *chants* One of us... one of us....
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Post by Sigmaleph on Mar 26, 2009 20:16:04 GMT -5
Wait... is everyone on this forum gay except for me? Of course not. I think there's Red too.
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Post by Vene on Mar 26, 2009 20:29:55 GMT -5
Wait... is everyone on this forum gay except for me? You get used to it. Between posting here and hanging out with gay friends I don't exactly assume heterosexuality* anymore. *There was one person at my high school who as openly gay, but considering the area, I can see why others hid it.
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Post by Anti-Goth on Mar 26, 2009 20:30:38 GMT -5
Wait... is everyone on this forum gay except for me? Of course not. I think there's Red too. And I'm hetero too, but I'm nowhere as cool as Red. back on-topic: anyone wonder if these people "wanting to be straight" are actually bisexual or something?
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Post by schizophonic on Mar 26, 2009 20:31:38 GMT -5
*facepalm* It took me years to admit that I was bisexual, and about two more before I told my mum. Her reaction: "you don't know until you have sex." Her second reaction: "don't tell your nanna." Her third reaction: "if you get married to a woman, I'm not coming to the wedding." She still maintains this, by the way. Sexuality can't be 'cured'. I'm sorry, that's awful. Wait... is everyone on this forum gay except for me? It's part of the indoctrination. You're not truly a member until you've played for the other team.
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Post by Caitshidhe on Mar 26, 2009 20:34:56 GMT -5
I think they're browbeaten and in denial. They probably come from religious or conservative families in which sexuality in general, let alone HOMOSEXUALITY, was never discussed or was outright discouraged. They're so terrified of what their families, friends, and communities and their reactions to it that they'd rather 'cure' their NATURES than admit that they're gay.
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Post by schizophonic on Mar 26, 2009 20:38:44 GMT -5
back on-topic: anyone wonder if these people "wanting to be straight" are actually bisexual or something? A lot of homosexuals struggle with it, and wish they could be "normal." Though I certainly wouldn't dismiss bisexuals who have thoughts about the same sex and are scared or disturbed by it.
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Post by Green-Eyed Lilo on Mar 26, 2009 21:22:41 GMT -5
@ Renaissanceblonde: I'm sorry it's like that with your mom. *hug*
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Post by alwimo on Mar 26, 2009 22:43:16 GMT -5
*facepalm* It took me years to admit that I was bisexual, and about two more before I told my mum. Her reaction: "you don't know until you have sex." Her second reaction: "don't tell your nanna." Her third reaction: "if you get married to a woman, I'm not coming to the wedding." She still maintains this, by the way. Sexuality can't be 'cured'. My mum was great when I told her. And she tries hard to be bi-friendly. Then she says a homophobic joke directed towards me, thinking it's all fun. It doesn't offend me but it makes me feel uncomfortable. I think she's a bit confused regarding my sexuality. One second, she assumes I'm straight, the next she says something appropriate relating to my sexuality and then later seems to assume I'm gay. I don't think I came out to her directly enough.
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Post by schizophonic on Mar 26, 2009 22:55:09 GMT -5
Or she's just in denial. That would sound very much like the way my family deals with things.
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