What defines sex? The case of Donita Ganzon

[Lan Barnes]

On Fri, Dec 10, 2004 at 11:05:56PM -0800, Lewis Wolfgang wrote:
> boblq wrote:
> < snip >
> >BTW, the Filipino community is pretty relaxed about homosexuality.
> >A favorite program on Filipino TV is Double Karaoke, where a person
> >made up on one side of their body as a man and on the other side
> >as a woman alternates in singing a song. My sense is that Filipinos 
> >have a much more relaxed and wholesome sense of sexuality than 
> >the typical conflicted American who cannot decide between puritanism
> >and promiscuity. 
> 
> Hi Bob,
> 
> I totally agree.  The fetching Mrs. Wolfgang is Filipino and
> I've also seen this tolerance to homosexuals.  It's ironic that their
> society is also steeped in the Catholic religion.  What is it
> about American society that made it so puritanical?  Our "Puritan"
> heritage?
> 
> Regards,
> Lew

Since I'm not particularly puritanical, you (or someone else) would have
to explain it to me.

Here's my question. Assuming lots of Americans are puritanical, why
should I have to put up with laws that restrict my harmless amusements
just to coddle them?

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