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Appendix 5: Talking About Homosexuality 189 Large scale surveys of sexual behavior such as by the recent U. S National Center for Health Statistics and Centers for Disease Control, show sexual preferences can be very malleable, especially in women, as mentioned earlier. It is a myth that sexual preferences are like skin color, fixed and immutable. Abundant psychological studies and empirical evidence exist showing homosexuals can change their so- called “ orientation ” as long as they are motivated to rid themselves of same-sex desires. It is worth pointing out here a media bias when data like this is presented, since most media outlets are sympathetic to the “ gay cause ” likening it to the civil rights movements of the past such as equality of races. They applaud those individuals who “ come out ” as “ gays ” after years of heterosexual experiences, seeing it as being “ honest with themselves ,” yet those who once were ‘ gay ’ and who subsequently adopt a heterosexual conduct are seen as denying the true self! Multiple streams of evidence, including both scientific literature and personal testimonies, attest to the fact that change is possible. It is sheer intellectual dishonesty to suggest otherwise. No one is “ born that way ” and “ orientation ” is not like a physical compass with a fixed North and South Pole. Some Thoughts About Same-Sex ‘ Marriage ’ Many children may ask why same-sex ‘ marriages ’ are allowed now in more and more jurisdictions. An argument is made that as long as two people love one another, what is wrong in allowing them to marry? Pro-homosexual lobby groups have had a huge influence in getting these social laws through, in an effort to force society to accept homosexuality as morally equivalent to heterosexuality, although few homosexuals actually want to marry. Indeed, part of the ‘ homosexual subculture ’ is about acting outside of conventional norms. Promiscuity is particularly high among homosexuals with a consequent disproportionate amount of sexually transmitted diseases