Steven's review
Rainbow Boys
by Alex Sanchez
Steven's review
Rainbow Boys by Alex Sanchez
Steven's review
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This is a great book, a wonderful resource for teens who are gay, questioning or are simply interested in the perspectives of gay teens and how they can be supportive of their gay peers.
I was recently warned that I may be in danger of hell-fire for promoting books such as these because students may "turn gay" after reading this material. This is ridiculous. A student does not "turn gay" simply by reading a book. There are many factors that contribute to an individual's sexual orientation. There is also an increasing amount of evidence that one of the contributing factors shaping sexual preference is genetic in nature. I read something that was very disturbing to me the other day. A high ranking fundamentalist was posed the question of what he thought should be done when the gay gene is finally isolated. His solution was to actually tinker with people's DNA to eradicate the problem. This is very disturbing to me.
Whether you agree with these lifestyles or not,...more
I was recently warned that I may be in danger of hell-fire for promoting books such as these because students may "turn gay" after reading this material. This is ridiculous. A student does not "turn gay" simply by reading a book. There are many factors that contribute to an individual's sexual orientation. There is also an increasing amount of evidence that one of the contributing factors shaping sexual preference is genetic in nature. I read something that was very disturbing to me the other day. A high ranking fundamentalist was posed the question of what he thought should be done when the gay gene is finally isolated. His solution was to actually tinker with people's DNA to eradicate the problem. This is very disturbing to me.
Whether you agree with these lifestyles or not,...more
