Posted on 01/26/2005 4:43:08 PM PST by scripter
Dr. Sander Breiner, a member of NARTH's Scientific Advisory Committee, recently expanded upon a paper on "Adolescent Homosexuality" he presented at the November, 2004 NARTH conference in Washington, DC. (Dr. Breiner's paper is currently posted on the NARTH web site.)
Sexually questioning youth are vulnerable to the derailment of their normal heterosexuality, Dr. Breiner asserted, when they are urged to consider the possibility of being same-sex attracted.
Dr. Breiner's paper dealt with the current scientific knowledge on the development of the brain during pre-teen and teen years as it relates to hormones and emotional maturity. One of the sources for this paper was a book edited by Dr. Ronald Dahl for the New York Academy of Sciences on Adolescent Neuroscience. Dr. Dahl is at the University of Pittsburgh and has written extensively on adolescent brain development.
Breiner noted that neuroscientists are convinced that the developing brain during the teen years is significantly influenced by external emotional and social factors. Stress factors, nutrition, and exercise can have an effect on the reproductive function that can lead to a suppression of ovarian and testicular functions. According to Breiner, "If the stress is chronic there can be a significant suppression of this reproductive axis."
Gay-Affirming Teachings Can Impact Brain Development
In an interview with NARTH's Editorial Director, Dr. Breiner notes that teens typically face stresses and confusion about their sexuality. Teaching gay-affirming ideas to teens can add to the problems they already face. The child who is taught that he or she may be homosexual can be stressful and may react in the following negative ways: hurt self esteem; poor body image; likelihood of depression; anxiety about how they will function socially; and a delayed response in functioning as a heterosexual, which makes their social skills even more limited. Gay-affirming materials "won't make someone homosexual, but certainly will contribute to problems in their development," said Breiner. "Adolescents have enough problems in establishing gender roles and this will increase these problems."
According to Breiner, this isn't simply a social or psychological threat to children but is a neurological problem as well. Actual brain changes take place. He notes that there is a strong connection between hormonal development and neurotransmitters that send messages for hormonal development. "If the wrong message gets sent, as is likely to occur when external messages are coming from teachers, then the child may experience a delay in proper sexual development."
Dr. Breiner observes that neuroscience studies are clear on this subject yet nothing has appeared yet in the psychiatric or psychological literature to deal with the connection between external gay-affirming messages and brain development.
"I am convinced that gay affirming materials are injurious to children and will add to the psychological problems they already have as a normal part of development," said Breiner. "It is wrong to say that homosexuality is a viable alternative to heterosexuality. If teens are to be protected, they must be given the facts about homosexual behavior, not fantasies from the gay community."
In discussing the development of homosexuality in general, Dr. Breiner observed: "Human homosexuality is a symptom of some unresolved conflicts in a child's development psychologically. It is determined before the age of five, and usually between 1 1/2 to 3 years of age. If the individual has a neurosis, it was organized between ages 3 to 6. If they are of a borderline psychological organization, it was between ages 2 to 3. If they are psychotic, the psychological organization is under 2."
In the conclusion to his paper on "Adolescent Homosexuality," Dr. Breiner observes:
The brain that is developing (pre-puberty to adulthood), particularly in the area that deals with emotional and sexual development, is affected organically by social and physical stress. Homosexual indoctrination (direct or subtle), coercive or seductive can organically affect brain and sexual physiologic development to a modest or minimal degree. It cannot permanently produce homosexuality. However, it can certainly lead to a variety of difficulties commonly including hurt self-esteem, distortions in living, depression, selection of life goals, and other problems. Though the individual may eventually select a heterosexual life position, the preceding years of difficulties in developing and organizing one's life are likely to have more permanent deleterious effects. Therefore, any attitude by society and particularly educators that homosexuality is a reasonable or alternative lifestyle can significantly contribute to psychopathology in this vulnerable age.
"So, being gay isn't genetic, its indoctrination?"
Most likely some people might be born with certain traits. However, that alone does not a homosexual make. Rather, a dysfunctional environment will exacerbate these people's condition -- especially during adolescence, which is already a vulnerable time. Someone sensitive truly suffers from these insidious messages.
I think that might be the point the author is getting across.
Quite a few gays have experienced some form of abuse in their early years. Maybe this is why sadomasochism is a strong undercurrent in their culture.
The whole "born that way" is just a short term tactic for the queers until they've acquired enough misguided sympathy to have the kind of power they want. After that, they'll be quite insistent that they've "chosen" the "superior" way of life. And they'll always build their numbers by molesting children, especially vulnerable and confused adolescents.
The whole "born that way" is just a short term tactic for the queers until they've acquired enough misguided sympathy to have the kind of power they want. After that, they'll be quite insistent that they've "chosen" the "superior" way of life. And they'll always build their numbers by molesting children, especially vulnerable and confused adolescents.
Some people are born with homosexual tendencies. For others it is a choice.
Some people are also born with TENDENCIES to drink to excess. Some choose to stay drunk as much as possible.
There's no convincing evidence that anyone's born gay.
Yes, it's horribly unhygienic.
What adults do with each other is something I don't want to hear about. Maybe someone could start a "Habitat For Homo-anity" project to build them larger closets.
That goes against everything we know about homosexuality. Here's a great introduction to the subject: How Might Homosexuality Develop? Putting the Pieces Together.
The end of my FR profile lists a number of links on homosexuality and genetics, along with links on former homosexuals, all of which thought they were born homosexual.
Homosexual Agenda Ping.
Excellent article making the case that adolescent brains and "wiring" are adversely affected by homo-indoctrination.
Says in fancy language what many of us knew already.
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The source is the organization which has been repeatedly attacked by the homosexual lobby. Most people don't even know the group exists, the homosexual advocates have worked the MSM to only allow religious objections to be presented.
If the MSM gave serious presentation of the science of homosexual behavior development, the homoadvocates would loose their exclusive outlets.
Remember the human brain is still growing and developing after birth. (the only species whose brain does that after birth) This type of "duh" science about homosexuality needs to see the light of day in order to drown out the absurd science anecdotes promoted by homosexual politics.
Either way, one's behavior is a choice.
no it does not work that way. Read the article and the source material.
The problem is the homo-politics work overtime to confuse frienship with sexual attraction. The reason homosexual seek to recruit children at the young ages in order to inculcate the confusion.
Homosexual recruiting is about conditioning children to a certain type of recreational sex. This is no different than the children of the british boarding schools who grow up in adults with spanking fetishes because of their childhood experience.
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Thankyou, I read your article, but I still believe that homosexuality is BOTH nature AND nurture.
Homosexuals should NOT adopt children.
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