Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 exptools 1/6/84; site ihuxj.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!ihnp4!ihuxj!amra From: amra@ihuxj.UUCP (Steven L. Aldrich) Newsgroups: net.religion,net.social,net.philosophy Subject: Questions on hermaphroditism (Probably offensive to somebody ) Message-ID: <532@ihuxj.UUCP> Date: Wed, 6-Jun-84 12:54:11 EDT Article-I.D.: ihuxj.532 Posted: Wed Jun 6 12:54:11 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 7-Jun-84 07:56:50 EDT Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL Lines: 46 { Blessed are those who are lead not into temptation, but still manage to find it on their own! } [ :-) ] Here's a topic I haven't seen on the net and thought might be of interest to some of you. Namely, the subject of hermaphroditism and its social/moral/religious implications. Although hermaphrodites makes up only a small percentage of the worlds population, their existance seems to raise some interesting dilemas to some of our cultural definitions of sexuality in general and sociologic norms of interactions between individuals in society. A few questions pop into my mind when thinking on this subject. If anyone would care to comment/answer please do. I enjoy hearing other peoples views. 1) If a hermaphrodite were to have intercource with themself would this be considered incest? masturbation?? something else??? 2) If two hermaphrodites were to have a sexual relationship, would they be considered to be homosexual heterosexual or androgynous? 3) IF,and this is pushing the point to extremes, a Fully Functional hermaphrodite ( one who has both male & female reproductive organs which function normaly) were to impregnate themselves, would this be a form of cloning? 4) What would the social/moral/religious implications of number 3 be? { NO, I don't mean 3B's [ :-)] } If anyone would like to comment on any of the above, send EMAIL to IHNP4!IHUXJ!AMRA or POST to this news group. Thanks in advance for your time and replies. If there is sufficent responce to this, I'll post a follow up. It may take a while, but I'll make every effort to reply in a timely manner. Be yourself; Let others imitate! Best Regards, Steve Aldrich (ihnp4!ihuxj!amra) P.S. "Have a purpose in life; be a NON-CONFORMIST!" [ :-) ]