From: RFaussette@aol.com
Date: Wed Aug 06 2003 - 07:47:25 EDT
In a message dated 8/5/03 11:48:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
sbrasile@hotmail.com writes:
> Since the word "homosexual" does not refer to acts, but only to
> orientation, I would say "yes."
>
We're unilaterally defining our terms now -
Webster's:
homosexual - adj. of or characterized by sexual desire for those of the same
sex - n. a homosexual individual
homosexuality - n. 1. sexual desire for those of the same sex 2. sexual
relations between individuals of the same sex
homosexual is an adjective. As an adjective, homosexual act or behavior is a
valid construct.
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Prime Minister John Howard (Australia) has aligned himself with the
Vatican and US
President George W Bush in ruling out gay marriages, saying they do
nothing to support "survival of the species".
"I'm opposed to changing the law in Australia to give them the same
status as marriage that we all understand in our society," Mr Howard
told a Darwin radio station during a tour of the Northern Territory
capital today.
"That's not an expression of discrimination - it's just an expression
that marriage as we understand it is one of the bedrock institutions
of our society.
"It's very much about the raising of children ... and the continuation
of our species.
Full text at:
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http://www.theage.com.au/cgi-bin/common/popupPrintArticle.pl?path=/articles/
2003/08/05/1059849376651.html</A>
rich faussette
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