[ClearCase_guy]

Little Adam is mentally ill. With treatment, he could probably become a normal boy.

But providing treatment to cure his illness is double-plus ungood.

[trimom]

I read about Jared and Adam's mother but I don't think I saw anything about their dad.....

[wbill]

Little Adam is mentally ill....Little Adam is destined for a regular butt-kicking, if it's not already happening.

I am sympathetic, because it's not his fault that a) The father is not around and b) his mother indulges his 'feminine side' instead of wondering what's wrong.

I think that this is a PRIME example of the news media grabbing a very isolated case and hyping it up, all in the name of 'proving' that this sort of thing happens all the time. No wonder people have such a skewed view of reality today.

[simicyber]

See post below from a google discussion group, 1999 by a shari finkelstein. could this be same author of CBS article?

SUBMISSIONS BEING ACCEPTED FOR NEW ZINE-
'IT'S NOT A PHASE'


You are invited to contribute to the first issue of 'It's Not a Phase'.
Our mission is to combat the authoritarian stereotype that coming out as
anything other than "the norm" - such as gay, lesbian, bisexual,
transgendered, transsexual, pagan and so much more - is simply a phase
or hobby to fill time and destroy parents' and other authority figures'
dreams.
This is about understanding and accepting us as who we are, not who they
wish us to be. This is about the paths we've taken in order to accept
ourselves and how we have attained acceptance, attempted it, or lived
without it.
This is about empowerment. Empowering ourselves through sharing, unity,
and support, not overthrowing the "supposed" societal "norms" as many
wish to believe. We range from pre-adolescent to middle age and include
all races and sexes.
This about seizing who we want to be and who we are, even if we
ourselves are not totally comfortable with whom that is. This is about
controlling permission to change who we are as we see fit, as personal
growth, as an adaptation of ourselves and personality as opposed to
being viewed as "a phase".
'It's Not a Phase' aims to be a forum for all expressions of personal
growth, on all levels, from curiosity to full self-knowledge. We not
only wish to share and learn from each other, but to pass on the
courage, strength and lessons as well as we can to those who are only
beginning the struggle.
All forms of creative expression are accepted, and welcomed. Poetry,
prose, stories from fiction, fact or a mixture, essays, photos
drawings....anything you think expresses your emotions regarding your
personal quest for self and societal acceptance. Submissions can be
published credited or anonymous, whichever you choose, and you can even
contribute anonymously, if you wish.
Send contributions by email to: JewlyaR...@hotmail.com,
sfink...@eden.rutgers.edu or send to: Shari Finkelstein,Rutgers, the
State University, 25776 DPO Way, New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8707. Deadline
for submissions is April 15th.


--

[Paco]

Let me ask you this...is it "normal" for a baby to be born with a physical or mental birth defect? Answer: Yes, in x% of the population. This is what I would call a normal abnormality.

I would suspect that in lots of cases, being gay isn't a choice, it's a normal abnormality for which no amount of mental help or whatever is going to cure. Your position is archaic.