When it suits them, gay activists deny that heterosexuals who also dabble with their own gender are gay, or even bisexual, just that they are preferring change for a while and are not 'true' gays.

They are probably right in that. There are many examples reported in the media of men and women who have lived heterosexual lives, marrying and raising children who oddly decide their preference was homosexual all of the time or 'bisexual'.

Of course one gets a very misleading impression from the media reports and most definitely so from the ABC. It is called (psychological) heuristics and are responsible for most mistaken impressions, judgement and decisions. That is cynically and ruthlessly exploited by activists, the Greens protest party and the media of course and all for their own secondary gain.

While the proportion of homosexuals in the population is quite low and the other variants of the 'alphabetical' categories is even lower still, the constant over-reporting by the ABC and other media conveys the lasting impression to the public that such unusual and in some cases very rare conditions are common, whereas the exact opposite is the case.

Gay activists and others who piggyback a ride on gay politics for their own political benefit, for example the Greens, shamelessly and unethically exploit heuristics in manipulating public opinion. As a parallel, the media's preference for sensationalism and stereotyping (especially negative) has the Australian public irrationally fearing very rare firearm homicide as a likely cause of death, and disregarding the risks culminating in the very prevalent heart disease, cancer and chronic respiratory disease.

An attempt was made to reframe this discussion earlier to get some balance, but to no avail.

tbc..

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The ABC, through its programs like Q&A cynically take advantage of the human weaknesses concerning heuristics, to exploit 'news' and 'public interest' it has manufactured itself. The ABC has a long record of failing its trusting public by doing that and by not putting its dollars and effort into investigative journalism of the big issues confronting Australia.

The original post rightly expresses utter contempt for the taxpayer-funded national broadcaster, the $1.billion pa, ABC, that is up to its usual tricks of exploiting and sensationalising gay (Gay Pride) activist priorities, even where that means lending a hand to an ice cream franchise that is out for free publicity from a stunt.

If Occam's Razor is applied, the ABC's cynicism and frivolousness are laid bare and yes, definitely, what has happened to its real priorities, accepting that it still has some? - Although the last mentioned is doubtful where digital has taken over and the ABC has no interest in assisting its trusting public to adapt and make full use of digital.

For how long will the public be content with paying taxes to cater for the excesses and laziness of some ABC producers and for those celebrity 'journalist' personalities, who don't seem to much interest in the bigger issues that the public needs independent reporting on and investigative journalism?

Hi Leoj,

But if identity is so fluid, any talk of 'false' or 'true' gays' is pointless - anybody can be what they like at any moment.

Of course, one's DNA doesn't change: I'll bet that even the DNA of a trannie who was once a bloke, is still a bloke's. You can't dictate your DNA :)

Christ, I wish I cared.

Cheers,

Joe

Joe,

It sounds to me like you're confusing gender with biological sex. While the two are often used interchangeably nowadays (I suspect some prefer 'gender' because 'sex' sound rude), gender refers more to a culture construct based on biological sex.

I don't think anyone is claiming that a boy can think their penis into a vagina. Some people, however, are born feeling like they are in the wrong body, and there are many explanations for this, but more research is needed. Sex is not as binary as we had long assumed.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Causes_of_transsexuality

Hi AJ,

Perhaps you might need to concentrate your comments towards someone who gives a toss. Why then, you may ask, do I even write on this thread ? Because it's all such a huge joke, ludicrously funny and pointless like a lot of good comedy is, and such a slightly refreshing break from the real problems of the real world.

Joe

Sorry, Joe, but I don't find mental illness and suicide, due to ridicule or having to pretend to be someone you're not to avoid ridicule, very funny or unimportant.

And, yes, I still think you care very much about this topic. There is something about it that annoys you immensely. It comes through in your mockery.