http://ezinearticles.com/?Latent-Homosexualityaranoid-Delusions-Rage-and-Anxiety&id=381537 Do you buy this??
Generally it's probably true but to a lesser number of people than Freud would think. That it can be said of Hillary Clinton seems like a Republican saying 'you're gay'
Its a total load of Bullshit. Freud was so coked up and twisted that he has little relevence. His contribitution to psychology now has the same relevance as Henry Ford does to modern cars.
Well we all know that when a republican says "you're gay" what they really mean is "im a self hating closet case." As far as this theory goes...I just dont know. It doesn't make a lot of sense to me. I heard of a recent study which showed that males, specifically self identified Bi-sexual males, actually only showed sexual arousal to one sex. (Im not saying that I think bisexuality doesn't exist, just telling you about the study.) So there is a branch of psychology that is pointing to the idea that male bisexuality does not really exist. In contrast, these Freudians are trying to say that a large number of heterosexual men (those that show sexual arousal to women) are "latent homosexuals." Just the inconsistancies that I find interesting..
And it poses the question...does desire for intimacy or a feeling of connectedness with the same gender necessarily reflect a sexual desire on some level? With our accepted definition of the word sexual, I would have to say no. But I gather thats essentially what the Freudians are trying to say.
A gay man told me that once he got an erection while making out w/ a chick. His theory was that no one was 100% gay or straight. But that also doesn't mean that one is gay b/c they may have been slightly turned on or attracted once by a member of the same gender. When I first went to college, I hadn't really been sexually active but I knew I was attracted to men but was somewhat curious about my sexuality. Then I got really fucked up on coke and ended up letting a girl go down on me and that confirmed my heterosexuality b/c it was really uncomfortable for me and I did not get any pleasure from that. The whole situation was really weird, as I was at a stranger's apartment w/ a couple fucking and a dominatrix was there. If I wasn't on coke, I don't think any of that would have happened, but that's beside the point. I really don't think that sexual experimentation means that someone has latent homosexuality. If anything, you learn about yourself what you would not have known otherwise. If it works for you, great and if it doesn't, you will never wonder "what if?" Peace and love
yea hippiechick that sounds like a very strange situation you got yourself into there..but whatever floats your boat! or in your case whatever doesn't... I freak out about shit like porn sometimes (I should probably just cool it on porn but thats another story) like if I get aroused watching a girl give a guy a blowjob it makes me feel gay. (Mind you, there is nothing wrong with being gay, but being confused is no fun...) I have always been aroused to female forms, but just this blowjob thing makes me feel ill. I dont know...Anyway, if I am gay thats fine I just would like to know it for sure so that I don't fuck with too many girls heads or anything like that. I hope I figure it out or Im destined to be alone forever.
I guess I don't understand why you aren't experimenting. What is holding you back? As crazy as that situation was, I'm glad that I will no longer have any doubts one way or the other. Are you afraid of what others will think of you or what you will think of yourself? Maybe it was the New Orleans atmosphere that created an acceptance of sexual experimentation, I don't know. I don't think you should be ashamed of your feelings, though. Peace and love
