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December 14, 2004
A Lesbian Speaks Out.
Quite fascinating piece here, arguing that homosexuality (Ok, Ok, being gay or lesbian, whatever the culturally approved phrase is) is a matter of choice. Nothing genetic, purely a rational choice made by the individual concerned. I have to admit that I don’t actually care whether this is true or not or whether the determination is made by genes alone, chemical effects on the fetus or whatever. Someone as libertarian as me doesn’t often make the distinction between what people are and what they choose to be, as long as it’s not interfering with the rights of others. Yet I do have to wonder about the validity of her argument for it appears to be based on this:
refusing to accept that sexuality and sexual desire are social constructs, not biological or genetically determined.
Now there is a remarkable statement, that the desire to rut, shared by just about every multi-cellular organism on the planet, is merely a product of human society. Not really sure that we need to pay much more attention to her views, eh?
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I can understand that the desire to wear dungarees and a crew cut can be a choice. Likewise, liking Madonna is a choice that is influenced by but not determined by sexuality.
But sexuality itself a choice. Do me a favour.
Posted by: EU Serf | Dec 14, 2004 2:41:17 PM
Ms Bindel has 'interesting' views. She believes that sexuality is a social construct but that 'gender' is a given and biology is destiny, at least as far as transexuals are concerned. She wrote an in(famous) Guardian piece arguing that they shouldn't be able to use the Ladies.
But motherhood ? I heard her on Radio 4s 'Woman Sour' the other week arguing that women only wanted babies because society had conditioned them into it, and that the distress of the infertile was purely due to the surrounding culture.
Posted by: Laban Tall | Dec 14, 2004 8:37:18 PM
PS - Tim, one of your Blogads is extremely irritating, popping up to ask me if I want Shockwave Flash every fifteen seconds.
Posted by: Laban Tall | Dec 14, 2004 8:39:55 PM
