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Old 03-16-2012, 01:30 AM
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Default Re: The Definition of Homosexuality

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Originally Posted by Oftencold View Post
Apparently, a whole lot of people here think that affectional [sic] attraction to someone of the same gender makes one gay.
No, you want it to be simply that. You are trying to assert that affection towards a partner is the same as affection towards a loved one. That's not how it works.

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So almost every boy with a football hero, or who liked Santa as a boy, of who hugged grandpa when he came to visit grew up to be a closeted homosexual?
No, only someone who can't manage complex thought would make such an assertion or assume that such an assertion could be made based upon the facts.
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