Kutchinsky’s
      Danish
      Experi-
     
     
      ments,
      it
      was
      found
      that,
     
     
      after
      pornography
      was
      made
     
     
      legal
      in
      Denmark
      in
      the
     
     
      1960’s,
      and
      became
      more
      acces-
     
     
      sible,
      incidents
      of
      rape
      in-
     
     
      creased
      steadily
      during
      the
     
     
      four
      years
      of
      the
      study.
     
     
      Pornography
      provides
      the
     
    

    
     
      producers
      of
      it
      with
      a
      million
     
     
      dollar
      income,
      but
      degrades
     
     
      and
      sometimes
      destroys
      the
     
     
      actors
      and
      actresses
      who,
     
     
      the
      most
      part,
      are
      not
      in
     
     
      these
      films
      by
      their
      own
     
     
      choice.
      So
      what
      does
      porn
      do
     
     
      for
      the
      consumers
      that
      buy
      it?
     
     
      Does
      it
      really
      add
      to
      our
     
     
      enjoyment
      of
      life?
      Is
      ita
     
     
      necessary
      part
      of
      our
      own
     
     
      society,
      or
      is
      it
      a
      damaging
     
     
      risk
      factor?
      When
      you
      consider
     
     
      .the
      degradation
      and.
      destruc-
     
     
      tion
      women
      and
      men
      go
      through
     
     
      in
      the
      making
      of
      these
      films
     
     
      and
      many
      magazine
      pictorials,
     
     
      and
      when
      you
      consider
      how
      much
     
     
      money
      the
      producers
      are
      making
     
     
      off
      our
      society-
      it
      seems
      that
     
     
      users
      of
      pornography
      are
      just
     
     
      being
      used.
      Think
      about
      this:
     
     
      someone
      is
      making
      money
      off
     
     
      every
      one
      of
      you
      that
      sits
     
     
      watching
      a
      porn
      film
      or
      lies
     
     
      in
      bed
      reading
      a
      porn
      magazine
     
     
      and
      getting
      off
      on
      it.
      Someone
     
     
      is
      making
      millions
      of
      dollars
     
     
      and
      you
      are
      getting
      a
      few
     
     
      minutes
      of
      pleasure
      watching
     
     
      ‘“actresses’’
      who
      in
      real
      life
     
     
      will
      probably
      die
      before
      they
     
     
      reach
      35
      from
      disease/drugs/
     
     
      beatings.
      Does
      that
      turn
      you
     
     
      on?
      And
      isn’t
      it
      possible
      that
     
     
      violent
      pornography
      could
      give
     
     
      a
      rapist
      ideas?
      Is
      pornography
     
     
      really
      worth
      all
      this?
      Can’t
     
     
      society
      do
      without
      it,
      consid-
     
     
      ering
      all
      the
      risks,
      espe-
     
     
      cially
      with
      hard-core
      porn?
      Do
     
     
      men
      need
      pictures
      and
      films
      to
     
     
      create
      their
      fantasies
      for
     
     
      them?
      Can’t
      we
      use
      our
      imagi-
     
     
      nations
      anymore?
      Isn’t
      it
     
     
      dangerous
      to
      children,
      who
      are
     
     
      sometimes
      exposed
      to
      it
      at
     
     
      home,
      or
      at
      a
      friend’s
      house-
     
     
      even
      before
      they
      are
      old
     
     
      enough
      to
      distinguish
      between
     
     
      fantasy
      and
      reality?
      (Keep
      in
     
     
      mind
      that
      some
      people
      never
     
     
      realize
      there
      is
      a
      differ-
     
     
      ence).
      Maybe
      we’ll
      never
      have
     
     
      answers,
      but
      hopefully
      the
     
     
      questions
      will
      make
      people
     
     
      think.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      for
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Gay
      is
      (not)
      just
      sex
     
    
   
   
    
     
      1
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Debating
      the
      nature
      of
      homosexuality
     
    
   
   
    
     
      (CUP)
      B.C.--
     
    

    
     
      ow
      many
      times
      have
      you
     
    

    
     
      read
      or
      heard
      somebody
     
    

    
     
      mutter
      the
      words
      that
     
     
      homosexuality
      is
      not
      just
      sex?
     
     
      Every
      time
      I
      hear
      this
      phrase
     
     
      being
      espoused
      by
      so
      called
     
     
      liberal
      minded
      individuals
      who
     
     
      are
      either
      very
      gay-positive
     
     
      or
      are
      gay
      themselves,
      I
      per-
     
     
      sonally
      feel
      like
      saying,
     
     
      ‘“Who
      the
      hell
      are
      you
      trying
     
     
      boedcen
     
    

    
     
      If
      being
      gay
      is
      not
      just
     
     
      sex,
      then
      what
      is
      it
      JUST?
      I
     
     
      understand
      why
      they
      say
      this
     
     
      phrase
      over
      and
      over
      again
      -
     
     
      because
      they
      are
      tired
      of
     
     
      being
      emotionally
      and
      intel-
     
     
      lectually
      bashed
      around
      by
     
     
      intolerant
      or
      uninformed
      peo-
     
     
      ple
      who
      see
      homosexuality
      as
      a
     
     
      sexual
      deviation.
      Those
      misin-
     
     
      formed
      masses
      do
      not
      see
      homo-
     
     
      sexuality
      as
      an
      emotional
      and
     
     
      intellectual
      orientation
      that
     
     
      mirrors
      heterosexuality.
     
    

    
     
      Just
      as
      straight
      people
     
     
      fall
      in
      and
      out
      of
      love,
      care
     
     
      for
      each
      other
      in
      a
      mutually
     
     
      comforting
      manner,
      and
      shed
     
     
      tears
      of
      happiness
      when
      in
      the
     
     
      midst
      of
      a
      joyful
      occasion,
     
     
      Gay,
      [Lesbian]
      and
      Bisexual
     
     
      people
      experience
      the
      same
     
     
      emotions.
      When
      one
      loves
      or
     
     
      cares
      for
      another
      it
      is
      irrel-
     
     
      evant
      whether
      they
      are
      your
     
     
      sister
      or
      brother,
      girlfriend
     
     
      or
      boyfriend,
      or
      just
      a
      female
     
     
      human
      being
      or
      male
      human
     
     
      being.
      The
      feelings
      one
      expe-
     
     
      riences
      are
      unique
      to
      those
     
     
      two
      people
      involved.
      I
      may
     
     
      care
      for
      my
      one
      sister
      ina
     
     
      certain
      way,
      and
      for
      my
      other
     
     
      sister
      in
      a
      totally
      different
     
     
      manner.
      Thus,
      love
      and
      caring
     
     
      can
      be
      seen
      as
      gender
      neutral
     
     
      or
      inconsequential.
      The
      only
     
     
      time
      that
      gender
      does
      not
     
     
      become
      relevant
      tends
      to
      be
     
     
      when
      one
      falls
      ‘’In
      Love.’’
     
    

    
     
      Falling
      ‘’In
      Love’”-cou--
     
     
      ples
      both
      the
      emotional
      at-
     
     
      traction
      one
      feels
      for
      a
      per-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      son
      (gender
      neutral)
      and
      the
     
     
      physical.
      It
      is
      only
      now
      that
     
     
      people
      seem
      to
      focus
      on
      the
     
     
      differences
      between
      gay
      people
     
     
      and
      straight.
      They
      too
      often
     
     
      ignore
      the
      emotional
      similari-
     
     
      ties
      and
      concentrate
      on
      who
      is
     
     
      doing
      what
      with
      whom.
      Sexual
     
     
      attraction
      -
      the
      term
      I
      will
     
     
      use
      for
      physical
      attraction
     
     
      one
      experiences
      for
      someone
     
     
      else
      -
      is
      not
      wrong.
      Sexual
     
     
      attraction
      is
      but
      one
      factor
     
     
      of
      many
      that
      creates
      a
      strong
     
     
      and
      healthy
      relationship.
     
    

    
     
      '
      Gay
      men
      can
      often
      love
     
     
      women,
      just
      as
      straight
      men
     
     
      love
      women.
      Similarly,
      gay
     
     
      women
      can
      love
      men
      emotion-
     
     
      ally,
      just
      as
      do
      straight
     
     
      women;.
      however,
      and
      this
      is
     
     
      where
      the
      only
      difference
     
     
      exists,
      gay
      men
      are
      predomi-
     
     
      nantly
      attracted
      to
      other
      men,
     
     
      and
      gay
      women
      are
      predomi-
     
     
      nantly
      attracted
      to
      other
     
     
      women.
      One
      could
      then
      say
      that
     
     
      ‘‘gay
      is
      JUST
      sex.’’
      But
      as
      I
     
     
      stated
      before,
      sex
      is
      not
      bad
     
     
      or
      wrong.
      :
     
    

    
     
      If
      sexual
      attraction
      with
     
     
      another
      consenting
      adult
      is
     
     
      bad,
      then
      wouldn’t
      all
      forms
     
     
      of
      sexual
      attraction
      be
     
     
      equally
      wrong?
      I
      do
      not
      refer.
     
     
      to
      a
      moral
      or
      religious
      sense
     
     
      of
      right
      or
      wrong,
      but
      to
      a
     
     
      sense
      of
      equity
      and
      humanity
     
     
      with
      which
      each
      of
      us
      are
     
     
      born.
      It
      is
      my
      wish
      to
      help
     
     
      germinate
      and
      foster
      these
     
     
      seeds
      of
      humanity,
      tolerance,
     
     
      and
      understanding.
     
    

    
     
      It
      is
      for
      this
      very
      rea-
     
     
      son
      that
      I
      write
      this
      letter,
     
     
      in
      hopes
      that
      a
      clearer
      under-
     
     
      standing
      of
      the
      phrase
      ‘
      ‘gay
     
     
      is
      not
      just
      sex’’
      will
      occur.
     
     
      It
      is
      also
      the
      reason
      that
      I
     
     
      do
      not
      sign
      my
      name
      -
      because
     
     
      it
      is
      irrelevant
      whether
      I
      be
     
     
      male
      or
      female,
      straight
      or
     
     
      gay,
      Or
      any
      other
      incorrect
     
    
   
   
    
     
      rize
      me.
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      one
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