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Summary: Advice in futility
Review: Given the obvious fact that people don't choose their sexual orientation, this book results in some downright silly suggestions. If you don't believe me on this, try the following thought experiment (sorry, it doesn't work for bisexual folks):If you are straight, try to fantasize about someone of the same sex. Try your hardest to become homosexual just for a moment. If you are gay, try to become aroused by someone of the opposite sex. Both of you will, by now, have found you're not having much success. Alas, you've both failed to choose a different sexual orientation. Returning to the book itself, the author's main suggestion is to repeatedly tell your children that people choose to be gay. For straight kids, this just ends up training them in intolerance (already quite likely fostered in an evangelical Christian household). For gay kids, this just results in bad relationships with their parents (and possibly years of therapy...). The other advice the author suggests is a paranoid monitoring of gender role development of your children. This is where the book is at its most humorous. The essential suggestion is to be VERY wary of boys playing with dolls or girls playing too much softball. Finally, I would offer an alternation suggestion. Thanks to folks like the author, our society can make life hard for gay folks. If your child appears to be gay, try to be nice to them; they need an understanding parent. Be the accepting, understanding parent. If you insist on being the dogmatic fundamentalist parent that the author asks you to be, the price you'll pay for it is the love of your child.
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Summary: An Ounce of Prevention
Review: I found this book to be very helpful. For many years I have sought to verbalize what this author says about homosexuality. I agree with his concept of what homosexuality is. I feel this book is a refreshing look that puts responsiblity on the individual rather than taking no responsibility for who or what the individual is.
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Summary: Finally, some truth squeezes past gay propaganda
Review: It is sad that so many individuals still buy into the long ago discredited "research" that supposedly "proves" that homosexuality is genetically based and therefore can't change. Unfortunately, gay activists continue to peddle bad, old research and deny the methodologically sound recent research. The new research (see Robert Spitzer), contradicts their position. Don Schmierer offers good insight and practical advice. If you're worried about your child's gender identity and their future, then read this book!
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Summary: An Ounce of Prevention -- A Great Book!
Review: This is a great book! I'm glad I bought this book and decided for myself (after reading some of the negative reviews) what the underlying causes of homosexuality could be. If you child is confused about his/her gender, this is a "must read." Not only did I gain insight on the probable causes of homosexuality but I felt it also was helpful in pointing out changes that needed to be made in our family life to help my child.
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