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“Sexual
orientation” is a term without clinical or legal
definition. No resolution or draft law should be considered
by the United Nations or any government unless it contains
a clear definition of this term. If the proponents of
“sexual orientation” refuse to define the term,
know then that their intent is less than forthright, that
they are not being honest about its implications and unintended
consequences, and that their purpose is not simply to
prevent discrimination.
Heterosexual
attraction between males and females is the only natural
and normal sexual orientation. There are, however, 21
sexual deviations that may be clinically diagnosed as
“Paraphilias” (defined on the next pages) and
be popularly labeled as a person’s so-called “sexual
orientation.” If the United Nations declares “sexual
orientation” to be an international “human right,”
the UN will in effect become a global instrument to normalize
pedophilia, bestiality, and 19 other types of sexual behavior
that until recent years were classified as sexual disorders.
Thos who practice homosexuality, bisexuality, transgenderism,
sadism, exhibitionism, voyeurism, necrophilia, etc. would
have a “civil right” to do so, regardless of
the harm to children and other adults. The rest of society
would be forced to accept those behaviors as” normal”
and whoever opposes will be silenced or chastised.
The
addition of “sexual orientation” to non-discrimination
laws and company policies in Europe and the United States
during the past 12 or more years shows us what we can
expect if “sexual orientation” is classified
as an international right. The Swedes have lost their
freedoms of speech and religion (e.g. two pastors were
arrested in 2003 for reading from the scriptures and saying
homosexuality is wrong—in their own churches). The
sanctity of marriage is under attach in the United States,
and the institution itself is in grave decline in Scandinavia.
For many years in the U.S., the Boy Scouts have faced
countless lawsuits and are discriminated against for not
allowing homosexual scout leaders for young boys. Long-term
employees of major corporations have been fired for expressing
their views against homosexuality.
If
the Commission on Human Rights passes Brazil’s “sexual
orientation” resolution, a Special Rapporteur or
team of Independent Experts will be appointed to monitor
nations for compliance. Under the guise of non-discrimination,
the “Experts” would pressure nations to remove
barriers to any type of sexual behavior because a person
could claim any one of them as their “sexual orientation.”
The “Experts” would chastise nations, disregarding
their sovereignty, and likely become UN thought police,
thwarting individual freedoms of speech and religion.
In
the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
(DSM-IV, Fourth Edition, 1994, pp. 522-538), the American
Psychiatric Association identifies sexual deviations and
abnormal sexual behavior known as Paraphilias (general,
but alarming descriptions below, followed by specific
definitions on the following pages).
“The
essential features of a Paraphilia are recurrent, intense
sexually arousing fantasies, sexual urges, or behaviors
generally involving 1) nonhuman objects, 2) the suffering
or humiliation of oneself or one’s partner, or 3)
children, or other nonconsenting persons…”
“Paraphiliac
imagery may be acted out with a nonconsenting partner
in a way that may be injurious to the partner (as in Sexual
Sadism or Pedophilia)…Sexual offenses against children
constitute a significant proportion of all reported criminal
sex acts, and individuals with Exhibitionism, Pedophilia,
and Voyeurism make up the majority of apprehended sex
offenders…“
“Individuals
with a Paraphilia may select an occupation or develop
a hobby or volunteer work that brings them into contact
with the desired stimulus (e.g., selling women’s
shoes or lingerie [Fetishism], working with children [Pedophilia],
or driving an ambulance [Sexual Sadism])…”
“Many
individuals with these disorders assert that the behavior
causes them no distress and that their only problem is
social dysfunction as a result of the reaction of others
to their behavior. Others report extreme guilt, shame,
and depression at…engage(ing) in an unusual sexual
activity that is socially unacceptable or that they regard
as immoral…”
“Except
for Sexual Masochism, where the sex ratio is estimated
to be 20 males for each female, the other Paraphilias
are almost never diagnosed in females. (pp. 522-24; DSM-IV).”
The
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
identifies 16 types of sexual deviations and abnormal
sexual behaviors. Other Paraphilias, like homosexuality,
were listed in earlier editions of the DSM, but were removed
due to political pressure. For example, homosexuality
was listed under the category of “Sexual Deviations”
in the 1968 DSM-II, but in 1974 the APA decided to no
longer classify it as a pathological psychiatric condition.
The six other Paraphiles are publicly known and most are
defined in standard dictionaries (Webster’s New World
College Dictionary, 1999, used herein).
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Homosexuality:
“Sexual desire for those of the same sex as oneself”
(Webster’s). Even though the American Psychiatric
Association and the DSM no longer classify homosexuality
as a Sexual Deviation, a 1993 survey of psychiatrists
around the world revealed that the vast majority of
psychiatrists still considered homosexuality a mental
illness. (Stanton L. Jones, Ph.D., Provost of Wheaton
College, and Mark A. Yarhouse, Ph.D., Homosexuality:
The Use of Scientific Research in the Church’s
Moral Debate, pp. 97-98) |
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Pedophilia:
“Sexual activity with a prepubescent child (generally
age 13 years or younger)”. The individual with
Pedophilia must be age 16 years or older and at least
5 years older than the child. For individuals in late
adolescence with Pedophilia, no precise age difference
is specified, and clinical judgment must be used;
both the sexual maturity of the child and the age
difference must be taken into account…Some individuals
prefer males, others females, and some are aroused
by both males and females.” (pp. 527-528; DSM-IV). |
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Exhibitionism:
“Recurrent, intense sexually arousing fantasies,
sexual urges, or behaviors involving the exposure
of one’s genitals to an unsuspecting stranger.”
(pp. 525-526; DSM-IV). |
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Voyeurism:
“Achieving sexual excitement” by “peeping”,
that is “observing unsuspecting individuals,
usually strangers, who are naked, in the process of
disrobing, or engaging in sexual activity” (p.
532; DSM-IV). |
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Bestiality
(clinically known as Zoophilia): Zoophilia is sexual
attraction to and relationships with animals. Bestiality
is defined as “sexual relations between a person
and an animal” (p. 532; DSM-IV; Webster’s) |
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Bisexuality:
Sexual desire and interaction with both males and
females. |
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Coprophilia:
Sexual arousal associated with feces (p. 532; DSM-IV). |
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Frotteurism:
“Recurrent, intense sexually arousing fantasies,
sexual urges, or behaviors involving touching and
rubbing against a nonconsenting person” (p. 526;
DSM-IV). |
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Fetishism:
“Recurrent, intense sexually arousing fantasies,
sexual urges, or behaviors involving the use of nonliving
objects (e.g. female undergarments)” (p. 526;
DSM-IV). |
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Transvestic
Fetishism: “In a heterosexual male, recurrent,
intense sexually arousing fantasies, sexual urges,
or behaviors involving cross-dressing.” In severe
cases he may be diagnosed with the additional “With
Gender Dysphoria” when he desires “to dress
and live permanently as a female and to seek hormonal
or surgical reassignment” (p. 530-531; DSM-IV). |
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Gender
Identity Disorder: “A strong and persistent cross-gender
identification, which is the desire to be, or insistence
that one is, of the other sex,” along with “persistent
discomfort about one’s assigned sex or a sense
of the inappropriateness in the gender rle of that
sex” (p. 532-533; DSM-IV). |
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Klismaphilia:
Sexual arousal and pleasure derived from enemas (p.
532; DSM-IV). |
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Necrophilia:
“An abnormal obsession with death and the dead,
especially an erotic attraction to corpses (Webster’s;
p. 532, DSM-IV). |
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Partialism:
Sexual arousal obtained through “exclusive focus
on part of body” (p. 532; DSM-IV). |
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Sexual
Masochism: “Recurrent, intense sexually arousing
fantasies, sexual urges, or behaviors involving
the act (real, no simulated) of being humiliated,
beaten, bound, or otherwise made to suffer”
(p. 529; DSM-IV).
“Masochistic
fantasies (may) involve being raped while being
held or bound by others so that there is no possibility
of escape. Others act on the masochistic sexual
urges themselves (e.g. binding themselves, sticking
themselves with pins, shocking themselves electrically,
or self-mutilation) or with a partner. Masochistic
acts that may be sought with a partner include restraint
(physical bondage), blindfolding (sensory bondage),
paddling, spanking, whipping, beating, electrical
shocks, cutting, pinning and piercing (infibulation),
and humiliation (e.g., being urinated or defecated
on, being forced to crawl and bark like a dog, or
being subjected to verbal abuse).” (p.529;
DSM-IV).
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Sexual
Sadism: “Recurrent, intense, sexually arousing
fantasies, sexual urges, or behaviors involving
acts (real, not simulated) in which the psychological
or physical suffering (including humiliation) of
the victim is sexually exciting to the person”
(p. 530; DSM-IV).
(T)he
sadistic fantasies usually involve having complete
control over the victim, who is terrified by anticipation
of the impending sadistic act. Others act on the
sadistic sexual urges with a consenting partner
(who may have Sexual masochism) who willingly suffers
pain or humiliation. Still others with Sexual Sadism
act on their sadistic sexual urges with nonconsenting
victims (e.g., forcing the victim to crawl or keeping
the victim in a cage). They also may involve restraint,
blindfolding, paddling, spanking, whipping, pinching,
beating, burning, electrical shocks, rape, cutting,
stabbing, strangulation, torture, mutilation or
killing…Sexual Sadism is usually chronic. When
Sexual Sadism is practiced with nonconsenting partners,
the activity is likely to be repeated until the
person with Sexual Sadism is apprehended…Usually…the
severity of the sadistic acts increases over time.
When…severe…individuals with Sexual Sadism
may seriously injure or kill their victims”
(p. 530; DSM-IV).
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Telephone
Scatologia: Obsession with “obscene phone calls”
(p. 532; DSM-IV). |
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Transgenderism:
A person whose gender identity is not clear, and who
may take on the sexual identity of either male or
female to carry out sexual fantasies or behaviors. |
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Transsexual:
A person who identifies himself as having the identity
“of the opposite sex, sometimes so strongly as
to undergo surgery and hormone injections to effect
a change of sex” (Webster’s). |
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Transvestite:
“A person who derives sexual pleasure from dressing
in the clothes of the opposite sex” (Webster’s). |
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Urophilia:
Sexual arousal associated with urine (p.532; DSM-IV). |
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2003 Canadian Citizens To Defend Marriage
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