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these links relate to the nature of the relationship, as was mentioned. they do not and are not supposed to discuss the issue of evolution or biological underpinnings. but they do discuss the notion that the nature of the relationship is not different to the nature of heterosexual relationships. they discuss that what differences there are primarily relate to social and legal differences (such as the lack of the right to marry) and not to a flaw in the way gays relate to each other.

if homosexual relationships were "f**ked up" we would expect the dynamics of the relatinship to be abnormal, but we do not see that. we see normal healthy relationships, consistent with normal healthy people

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yes, social and political. psychologists advocacy that same sex relationships deserve legal and formal recognition matching heterosexual relationships. nothing here about them needing reparative therapy, which you would expect if they thought being gay was an abnormality. seems psychologists think being gay is as good as being straignt.

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non conformists are always picked on more. the literature often suggests that gays have higher rates of depression and anxiety, which is used as evidence that they are intrinsicaly sick. but bullied kids always have higher rates of depression and anxiety. this particular argument that the gay brain is flawed is misleading.

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these discuss the nature of attraction. straight men are attracted to images and scents of women. straight women attracted to images and scents of men. gay men attracted to images and scents of men, just like women are. also, straight men respond to arousal from women in a specific and appropriate way, gay men respond to arousal from men in the same specific and appropriate way. perhaps not surprising.

actually, this is highly suggestive. it suggests that the nature of the attraction that gays have is normal. the nature of their orientation and their responses are the same as straight people. once again, if they were f**ked up, we would expect their responses to be f**ked up. at a chemical and neurological level, gays are normal.

finally.

of course you have not seen it all. you have missed the stuff on evolution. you have also said there is nothing i posted about evolution.

the removal of homosexuality as an illness, growing recognition of same sex relationships, spreading recognition of gay marriages, these are not front page news? these changes are driven by this research.

very good. do you realise this is the first time you have actually debated?