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27 Aug 2011
Cold Star is short film/music video from Germany (no dialogue though) about sexuality and acceptance. A yound man being bullied at a swimming pool experiences new desires looking at an older man. Forced on to the high diving platform by the bullies, help comes from an unexpected drag source, before... well, things get hot.
And the drag is the spit of Vanessa Redgrave!
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17 Nov 2010
It's a bit smaltzy at times, but this letter from an American Christian mother to her child about God, sexuality, and acceptance, is also quite sweet, and goes to prove that being a "committed" Christian doesn't always mean being hateful and rigid. (There's an introduction before the actual letter)
"And I don't mean, Chase, that we would be tolerant of you and your sexuality. If our goal is to be tolerant of people who are different than we are, Chase, than we really are aiming quite low. Traffic jams are to be tolerated. People are to be celebrated. People, every person, Is Divine. And so there would be celebrating. Celebrating that you would be one step closer to matching your outsides with your insides, to being who you are. And there would be a teeny part of my heart that would leap at the realization that I would forever be the most important woman in your life. And then we would tell everyone. We would not concern ourselves too much with their reactions. There will always be party poopers, baby.
We just wanted you to know this, honey. We've worried that since we are Christians, and since we love The Bible so much, that there might come a day when you feel unclear about our feelings about this. Because there are a few parts in The Bible that discuss homosexuality as a sin. So let us be clear about how we feel, because we have spent years of research and prayer and discussion deciding.
Chase, we don't believe that homosexuality is a sin. Your parents are Christians who carefully choose what we believe and follow in the Bible. Some will tell you that this approach to Christianity is scandalous and blasphemous. But the thing is, honey, that the only thing that's scandalous about this approach is admitting it out loud. The truth is that every Christian is a Christian who picks and chooses what to follow in the Bible.
Several years ago I was in a Bible study at church, and there was some talk about homosexuality being sinful, and I spoke up. I quoted Mother Teresa and said "When we judge people we have no time to love them." And I was immediately reprimanded for my blasphemy by a woman who reminded me of 1 Corinthians 6: 9-10. But I was very confused because this woman was speaking. In church. And she was also wearing a necklace. And I could see her hair, baby. She had no head covering. All of which are things that are sooooo totally against the Bible Rules. * And so I just assumed that she had decided not to follow the parts of the Bible that limited her particular freedoms, but to go ahead and hold fast to the parts that limited other people's freedoms. I didn't point this out at the time baby, because she wasn't a bad person. People are doing the best they can, mostly. It's best not to embarrass people."
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13 Oct 2010
In numbers and charts.
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15 Sep 2010
The Irish Times commissioned a major new poll on Irish people's behaviours and attitudes. Today's paper has the results and analysis on attitudes to sex, sexuality, relationships, morality and religion.
Read about the results:
Survey reveals more relaxed attitude to sex
And an analysis of the findings:
Yes to gay marriage and premarital sex: a nation strips off its conservative values
When it came to attitudes to gay people, the results are overwhelmingly positive. Perhaps a little too positive to be absolutely believable? Especially the result that 91% say that finding out that someone was gay or lesbian would not make them think any less of them. I'm a little dubious about that. Perhaps I'm being extra cynical because I heard a horrible story about a violent gay-bashing on George's St last weekend, but I suspect some people would be unwilling to admit that they don't like gays to a pollster in a face to face interview, and of course, even rotten bigots are always saying that they've nothing against the gays!
However the result that 67% are in favour of gay marriage is very encouraging, as that's a question most people would be comfortable giving an honest answer to.
"It is now 17 years since homosexuality was decriminalised in Ireland, and significant advances have been made in the area of gay rights since then. Ninety-six per cent of the people who participated in this poll described themselves as heterosexual, although it is possible that a certain proportion of these may be gay but found it uncomfortable to discuss this aspect of their lives with the survey interviewers.
Regardless of their personal sexuality, however, 90 per cent of people reject outright the notion that they might think less of a person if he/she revealed to them that they were gay or lesbian.
Indeed, more than two-thirds of the population believe gay couples should be allowed to marry, although resistance to gay marriage stands at four in 10 of those aged over 50 years, as well as those from a rural farming background.
Opinion is more evenly divided as to whether gay couples should be allowed to adopt children, with a majority of females, those aged 18-44 years, and urban dwellers supportive of the idea."
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29 Mar 2010
Of course it's very easy to make jokes about zoophiles (people who are sexually and romantically attracted to animals) but who among us hasn't seen the silver-back gorilla in Dublin zoo and thought, "Helllooo Daddy!" before attempting to clamber over the fence? What? Just me then? Oh come on! He's a beaut!
Anydaddy, over at Scientific American a research psychologist from Queen's University in Belfast considers how zoophiles make scientists rethink human sexuality, and ends up with more questions than answers.
What makes some domestic species—such as horses and dogs—more common erotic targets for zoophiles than others, such as, say, cats, llamas, or pigs? (Okay, okay, cats would be a problem.) Do zoophiles find particular members of their preferred species more “attractive” than other individuals from those species, and, if so, are they seduced by standard beauty cues, such as facial symmetry in horses? What is the percentage of homosexual zoophiles (those who prefer animal partners of the same sex) over heterosexual zoophiles? How do zoophiles differentiate between a “consenting” animal partner and one who isn’t “in the mood”?—aside from the hoof marks on their foreheads, that is. Why are men more likely to be zoophiles than women? Are zoophiles attracted only to sexually mature animals—and if not, does this make them “zoopedophiles”? What about cross-cultural differences? Is the tendency to become a zoophile heritable?
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05 Mar 2010
An experienced "beard" gives the benefit of her wisdom.
A girl’s guide to her boyfriend’s sexual orientation
Women, regardless of sexual orientation, who publicly pose as the girlfriend or wife of a closeted gay man are called “beards.” I have been a loyal beard for the better part of my adult life, so I know a bit about the timid gay man who fears societal unacceptance. Given my experience, I’ve developed some pretty stellar “gay-dar.” I feel that my insider knowledge may help sound warning bells to the Jills on campus who have no idea they’re merely a beard for their Jack.
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