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From: aeq@pucc-h (Jeff Sargent)
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Subject: Re: "Why be gay ...?"
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Date: Tue, 19-Jun-84 10:26:15 EDT
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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.

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-- Jeff Sargent
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