Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site pucc-h Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!vax135!houxz!houxm!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!CS-Mordred!Pucc-H:aeq From: aeq@pucc-h (Jeff Sargent) Newsgroups: net.singles Subject: Re: "Why be gay ...?" Message-ID: <779@pucc-h> Date: Tue, 19-Jun-84 10:26:15 EDT Article-I.D.: pucc-h.779 Posted: Tue Jun 19 10:26:15 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 21-Jun-84 06:29:18 EDT References: <1037@nsc.UUCP> Organization: Purdue University Computing Center Lines: 23 From Chuq Von Rospach: > If we want to talk about perversion of the sexual drive, ANY sex that is > not based on reproduction is a perversion of the intent of its existence. "Intent"? Are you turning into a theist? [1/2 :-)] Anyway, I could argue that -- in humans at least -- the primary reason for sex is to bring the partners closer together as humans (people do need to be touched, and that's about as touching as two people can be; plus of course there is [I assume] a tremendous emotional and even spiritual closeness). That new life should arise out of this immense love, and be brought into such a loving environment, is a natural and beautiful potential consequence; but I don't consider it the primary purpose. After all, in the course of a lifelong marriage, a couple would probably have intercourse thousands of times, but only a very small percentage of those times would be with the intention of conception; the rest would be for the fun and joy and communion of it. -- -- Jeff Sargent {allegra|decvax|harpo|ihnp4|seismo|ucbvax}!pur-ee!pucc-h:aeq "...got to find my corner of the sky."