Hi Godspell,

Thanks for clarifying.

I don't want to beat a dead horse, but allow me to make a few more comments:

You seem to be saying things that are slightly contradictory in the following statements (emphasis mine):

Then I said that having sex with an adult as a child does not change your sexual orientation.

We know, and if you want I could spend a bit of time online looking for proof, that not all kids who had sex with adults became something else.

First you say "does not change your sexual orientation", and then "not all kids who had sex with adults became something else". Are you saying it NEVER happens? Or just that it only happens in some of the cases? If "not all kids", then some do, right? I'm just trying to understand.

Then, the following statement was between the above two:

Then to back it up I said this would mean that if it did than ALL kids who had sex as an adult would grow up to be, well something other than what they were going to be before they had sex with an adult which would be even harder to prove.

You said something along these lines earlier, and I don't follow. Why is it necessary to frame these statements as "all or nothing"? All I was suggesting is that SOMETIMES having sex with an adult (as a child) might cause a change in sexual orientation. Personalities are different. Situations are different. What might affect one child in one way might have a completely different effect on another. I certainly wouldn't suggest that it ALWAYS happens that way -- I know it doesn't. Can you clarify?

Can I go back to an earlier question I asked. You didn't answer, and I'm quite interested in your thoughts: [First your statement in bold, then mine.]

Having sex, whether it is a positive or negative experience, does NOT change your sexual orientation no matter your age.

So, to take this to an extreme, are you saying that if an adult male has sex with a boy repeatedly from when he is age 6 through age 10 -- a serious abuse case -- that there will be ABSOLUTELY NO POSSIBLE affect on the boy's later sexual identity? [If he turns out gay, it would have happened anyway, no matter what -- the abuse did NOT play a role?]

Thoughts?

One MAJOR logical flaw that some people with your position make,...

OK, fair enough. Point taken. But that being said, even if correlation doesn't prove causation, it would still be very interesting information that, at least, would cause one to go "hmmm". At that point further research could be done to try and determine causation. [All this is, obviously, much bigger than any simple CBLF survey...]

I would find this interesting and would be willing to work with you if you wanted.

Thanks! Let's see how it goes. I find this interesting, too. Just wish we had some bigger samples to draw from.

Sorry if I am misinterpreting what you are saying in your post. As you said, it is easy to do -- but I AM trying to understand :-)

Blessings,
Rainboy